Former prisoners
of Japanese internment camps seeking monetary reparations from
the government are often told, “There is neither wealth
nor wisdom
enough in the world to compensate in money for all the wrongs
in history.” Which of the following most weakens the argument
above?
A) Prior wrongs
should not be permitted as a justification for present wrongs.
B) Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated for, some wrongs
can be.
C) Since most people committed wrongs, the government should
compensate for wrongs with money.
D) Monetary reparations upset social order less than other forms
of reparation.
E) Since money is the basic cause of the wrongs, should it not
be the cure?
(B) The argument states that there can be no compensation for
"all the wrongs in history," but the argument is about
just one wrong of history. Even though all wrongs cannot be compensated
for, some wrongs can be.
