#24 - Concept Reference, Must Be True, Subject Perspective

[lalalala]

Hi lalalala!

A key problem with answer choice (D) seems to be its mention of "political militancy." This is strong language, referring to use of force or violence to achieve political goals. Perhaps I am missing something in the passage (feel free to point it out if I am), but I don't see any mention of political militancy.

Answer choice (B) is directly supported by language in lines 43 to 46: "García argues that between 1930 and 1960 a new generation of Mexican American leaders appeared, one that was more acculturated and hence more politically active than its predecessor." This is directly stating that increased acculturation led to greater political activity, which is what is stated in (B).

That makes sense! I guess I overlooked the strength of the word "militancy". Thanks Luke

[attorneyatpaw]

Claire Horan wrote:
> There are at least two parts of (E) that make it incorrect. First, (E) says
> that the World War II slogans were "patronizing," while the
> passage describes them as "inclusive." These two words are at
> odds--at the very least, they are not synonyms. More importantly, the
> passage does not suggest that Garcia assumes "many Mexican
> Americans" were influenced by the discrimination and WWII's inclusive
> rhetoric. Instead, the passage notes that Garcia only pointed out that the
> leaders and activists were influenced this way. The passage doesn't suggest
> anything about what Garcia has assumed on that particular, specific point.


If answer choice (E) is wrong because it refers to Mexican Americans at large instead of the "leaders," wouldn't answer choice (B) also be problematic because it also refers to Mexican Americans in general, while the specific support in the passage for (B) is referring to Mexican American leaders? i.e.:

"Garcia argues that between 1930 and 1960 a new generation of Mexican American leaders appeared, one that was more acculturated and hence more politically active than its predecessor."

[Amber Thomas]

Hi Attorney at Paw!

Let's examine the text being referenced by Answer Choices B and E:

Answer Choice B (Lines 37-46): "García may be exaggerating the degree to which the views of these activists were representative of the ethnic Mexican population residing in the United States during this period. Noting that by 1930 the proportion of the Mexican American population that had been born in the United States had significantly increased, García argues that between 1930 and 1960 a new generation of Mexican American leaders appeared, one that was more acculturated and hence more politically active than its predecessor."

Answer Choice E (Lines 47-51): "Influenced by their experience of discrimination and by the inclusive rhetoric of World War II slogans, these leaders, according to García, were determined to achieve full civil rights for all United States residents of Mexican descent."

We can see that the WWII rhetoric is mentioned specifically in reference to the leaders of these movements. However, the acculturation mentioned in Answer Choice B is in reference to the greater Mexican-American population, as a result of there being more Mexican-Americans born and raised in the United States, thus allowing the population to become more acculturated as a whole. The new generation of Mexican leaders was more politically active due to the acculturation of the larger Mexican-American population in this generation, if that makes sense.

I hope this helps!