LSAT 159 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q6

RC Question 6 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: It can most reasonably be concluded that both Gouges and …

DISCUSSION: Condorcet focused on logical consistency. He thought inequality persisted only because people failed to reason properly.

Remember that Gouges also pointed out an inconsistency, in the middle of paragraph 3. She highlighted the inconsistencies of revolutionary ideals that claimed to be universal but excluded women.

So the main overlap is that both highlighted contradictions in how people justified inequality.

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1. Property ownership was a part of Gouges’s argument, but Condorcet never mentioned it.
2. CORRECT. Both pointed out inconsistency: Condorcet said inequality violated reason, and Gouges said revolutionary universalism was hypocritical for excluding women.
3. Actually, Gouges did call for legislative approaches (Condorcet didn’t), so this wasn’t shared.
4. This reflects Condorcet’s view but not Gouges’. She saw women’s inequality as a unique political problem.
5. Neither discussed the limits of governmental power.