Question

passage 2
this brief essay by author and college professor charles augustus eggert was published in california in 1913 as part of the collection why i am opposed to socialism: original papers by leading men and women. socialism was a popular and controversial theory at that time, four years before the russian revolution. no government had yet tried to put the theory of socialism into practice.
why i am opposed to socialism
by charles augustus eggert
i am opposed to socialism, first, because it is not an inductively obtained system, but an “ism” that postulates qualities in the individuality of a nation which no nation, or community even, has yet developed to a sufficiently high state to make this “ism” fit to be seriously tried.
in passage 1, what effect does eggert achieve by numbering each point of his argument?
he orders each point to show the steps in a process that can be followed to defeat socialism.
he ranks his arguments against socialism in order of importance, from most to least important.
he conveys that many different arguments can be presented against socialism.
he shows how each point against socialism is a logical result of the previous one.

Explanation:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't suggest the points are steps in a process to defeat socialism.
• Option 2: There's no indication the points are ranked by importance.
• Option 3: Numbering each point (like "first") in his argument against socialism helps convey that there are multiple distinct arguments against it.
• Option 4: The points don't show a logical sequence where one is the result of the previous.

Answer:

C. He conveys that many different arguments can be presented against socialism.