stable society

[poonamchiK]

The stable functioning of a society depends upon the relatively long-term stability of the goals of its citizenry. This is clear from the fact that unless the majority of individuals have a predictable and enduring set of aspirations, it will be impossible for a legislature to craft laws that will augment satisfaction of its citizenry, and it is obvious that a society is stable only if its laws tend to increase the happiness of its citizens.





The underlined part of the argument serves which one of the following roles in the argument?



a It is the conclusion of the argument.

b It is a support to the conclusion of the argument.

c It is a claim that must be refuted if the conclusion is to be validated.

d It is a natural corollary of the argument.

e It is used to illustrate the general principle that the argument presupposes.







P.S. : the correct answer is b. Bt i dnt understand why. I was between b, d and e and i chose e.

:-(

pls help explain.

[tim]

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