Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1. Sentient creatures experience pain and pleasure, and because of this capacity, human beings are morally obligated to treat them with compassion.
2. Regan positioned himself as a rights theorist, and offers a deontological framework regarding animal liberation, which stands in opposition to consequentialist approaches, like utilitarian models.
3. He contended that we must grant basic moral rights to animals because, just like humans, animals are "subjects-of-a-life" who possess inherent value.
4. The pivotal moment that officially introduced the animal rights discourse into mainstream academia was Tom Regan's The Case for Animal Rights in 1983.
5. Therefore, we must regard animal lives as having the same inherent worth as human lives, which gives us a duty to respect their basic rights rather than treat them merely as tools for others’ benefit.
Q17. Identify the odd sentence and key in its number.
1. Sentient creatures experience pain and pleasure, and because of this capacity, human beings are morally obligated to treat them with compassion.
2. Regan positioned himself as a rights theorist, and offers a deontological framework regarding animal liberation, which stands in opposition to consequentialist approaches, like utilitarian models.
3. He contended that we must grant basic moral rights to animals because, just like humans, animals are "subjects-of-a-life" who possess inherent value.
4. The pivotal moment that officially introduced the animal rights discourse into mainstream academia was Tom Regan's The Case for Animal Rights in 1983.
5. Therefore, we must regard animal lives as having the same inherent worth as human lives, which gives us a duty to respect their basic rights rather than treat them merely as tools for others’ benefit.
Q17. Identify the odd sentence and key in its number.
Answer and solution
Correct answer: 1
Solution
Answer: 1
1. Sentence 4 introduces Tom Regan and his book.
2. Sentence 2 names his rights-based, deontological position. Sentence 3 explains subjects-of-a-life and inherent value.
3. Sentence 5 draws the paragraph's conclusion about moral worth and duty.
4. Sentence 1 offers a general pain/pleasure and compassion argument, rather than developing the particular rights-theory chain.
5. Answer: 1; retained sequence 4–2–3–5.
Detailed reasoning and elimination check:
Use the theory’s stated foundation. The retained chain develops rights and inherent value, beginning with Regan’s introduction. Sentence 1 instead begins from pain and pleasure and reaches compassion. It is related to animals but does not advance that particular rights-based sequence.
Apply: Title = Regan rights theory. Anchor 4 → theory 2 → basis 3 → conclusion 5. Sentience sentence 1 uses a different foundation.
Check: Use the theory’s stated foundation. The retained chain develops rights and inherent value, beginning with Regan’s introduction. Sentence 1 instead begins from pain and pleasure and reaches compassion. It is related to animals but does not advance that particular rights-based sequence.
1. Sentence 4 introduces Tom Regan and his book.
2. Sentence 2 names his rights-based, deontological position. Sentence 3 explains subjects-of-a-life and inherent value.
3. Sentence 5 draws the paragraph's conclusion about moral worth and duty.
4. Sentence 1 offers a general pain/pleasure and compassion argument, rather than developing the particular rights-theory chain.
5. Answer: 1; retained sequence 4–2–3–5.
Detailed reasoning and elimination check:
Use the theory’s stated foundation. The retained chain develops rights and inherent value, beginning with Regan’s introduction. Sentence 1 instead begins from pain and pleasure and reaches compassion. It is related to animals but does not advance that particular rights-based sequence.
G Strategy shortcut
Spot: Resolve references and sentence roles.Apply: Title = Regan rights theory. Anchor 4 → theory 2 → basis 3 → conclusion 5. Sentience sentence 1 uses a different foundation.
Check: Use the theory’s stated foundation. The retained chain develops rights and inherent value, beginning with Regan’s introduction. Sentence 1 instead begins from pain and pleasure and reaches compassion. It is related to animals but does not advance that particular rights-based sequence.
G Strategy: Spot: Resolve references and sentence roles. Apply: Title = Regan rights theory. Anchor 4 → theory 2 → basis 3 → conclusion 5. Sentience sentence 1 uses a different foundation. Check: Use the theory’s stated foundation. The retained chain develops rights and inherent value, beginning with Regan’s introduction. Sentence 1 instead begins from pain and pleasure and reaches compassion. It is related to animals but does not advance that particular rights-based sequence.