Historian: In the twelfth century, King Athelstan issued a decree requiring all regional lords to pay their annual tribute in grain rather than in silver coin. Historical records indicate that within five years of this decree, the royal treasury's silver reserves had dropped by more than half. It is clear that the implementation of Athelstan's decree was responsible for the severe depletion of the royal silver reserves.
Which of the following are assumptions on which the historian’s argument depends? (Select all that apply)
- At least some regional lords complied with King Athelstan's decree by ceasing to pay their tribute in silver coin.Cevap
- The depletion of the silver reserves was not primarily due to a massive increase in the treasury's silver expenditures during those five years.Cevap
- CThe royal treasury had absolutely no other sources of incoming silver besides the tribute paid by regional lords.
- DWhenever a monarch changes the required currency for tribute, the royal treasury experiences a severe depletion of its reserves.
- EPrior to the decree, the regional lords paid their annual tribute exclusively in silver coin rather than a mix of goods.
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The correct answers state that some lords complied with the decree, and that a massive increase in expenditures was not the primary cause of the depletion.
The correct choices identify the unstated premises required for the causal relationship to hold. First, for the decree to have an effect, it must have been obeyed to some degree (establishing the mechanism). Second, for the decree to be 'responsible' for the severe drop, other major potential causes—such as a sudden, massive increase in royal spending—must be ruled out. If either of these statements is logically negated, the historian's causal conclusion falls apart.
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