Political theorist: A democratic government is legitimate only if it governs with the consent of the governed. Recent independent surveys demonstrate that a majority of the citizens in the nation of Oakhaven strongly oppose the current government's sweeping economic reforms. Therefore, it is clear that the government of Oakhaven has lost its legitimacy.
Which one of the following, if assumed, allows the political theorist's conclusion to be properly drawn?
- AAny government that fails to govern with the consent of the governed will face strong opposition from a majority of its citizens regarding its sweeping economic reforms.
- BAt least some citizens of Oakhaven who strongly oppose the sweeping economic reforms have withdrawn their consent to be governed by the current government.
- CCitizens in democratic nations are generally more likely to express their lack of consent to be governed through public surveys than through civil disobedience.
- Any government whose sweeping economic reforms are strongly opposed by a majority of its citizens fails to govern with the consent of the governed.Cevap
- EA democratic government's legitimacy depends more on the long-term economic success of its policies than on the immediate public approval of those policies.
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The correct assumption is that any government whose sweeping economic reforms are strongly opposed by a majority of its citizens fails to govern with the consent of the governed.
The argument requires a logical bridge between the citizens' opposition to economic policies and the withdrawal of their overall consent to be governed. By establishing a universal rule that majority opposition to sweeping economic reforms guarantees that a government fails to govern with the consent of the governed, this assumption perfectly completes the logical chain. When combined with the premises, it forces the conclusion to be absolutely true.
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Bridging logical gaps in conditional arguments