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Marx had maintained that workers are in a state of ‘false
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Marx had maintained that workers are in a state of ‘false consciousness’: they assent to the bourgeois proposition that they are giving their labor freely as (i) _________individuals to the market, but they are really (ii) _______ by economically determined structures of class antagonism.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| determenistic | exonerated |
| imperial | imprisoned |
| autonomous | despised |
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Explanation :
The word "but" indicates that the two blanks will be in contrast to each other. A better way to approach this Text Completion is to start with the second blank because of the clue " economically determined structures of class antagonism". Exonerated is out of scope. We are left with two negative words "imprisoned" and "despised". It is tempting to go with "despised" because of the clue word "class antagonism". However, the sentence indicates an action regarding the workers rather than a feeling. Therefore, imprisoned fits the blank. Imprisoned is used figuratively regarding how workers are confined by economically determined structures of class antagonism.
We need a positive word in the first blank. The word "deterministic" can be positive or neutral depending on the context. The other 2 options "imperial" and "autonomous" have a positive tone. So we need to look at the context and come up with a prediction word. The clue statement is "workers are in a state of 'false consciousness'. They further assent to the X proposition that they are giving their labor freely in a non-influential manner due to their 'false state of consciousness'.
When workers are in a state of false consciousness, they cannot be determined or deterministic when they are giving their labor freely. Imperial is an extreme word for "workers who are giving their labor freely". Autonomous is closest to our prediction word "non-influential" and fits the blank. It is also somewhat in contrast to "imprisoned".
The word "but" indicates that the two blanks will be in contrast to each other. A better way to approach this Text Completion is to start with the second blank because of the clue " economically determined structures of class antagonism". Exonerated is out of scope. We are left with two negative words "imprisoned" and "despised". It is tempting to go with "despised" because of the clue word "class antagonism". However, the sentence indicates an action regarding the workers rather than a feeling. Therefore, imprisoned fits the blank. Imprisoned is used figuratively regarding how workers are confined by economically determined structures of class antagonism.
We need a positive word in the first blank. The word "deterministic" can be positive or neutral depending on the context. The other 2 options "imperial" and "autonomous" have a positive tone. So we need to look at the context and come up with a prediction word. The clue statement is "workers are in a state of 'false consciousness'. They further assent to the X proposition that they are giving their labor freely in a non-influential manner due to their 'false state of consciousness'.
When workers are in a state of false consciousness, they cannot be determined or deterministic when they are giving their labor freely. Imperial is an extreme word for "workers who are giving their labor freely". Autonomous is closest to our prediction word "non-influential" and fits the blank. It is also somewhat in contrast to "imprisoned".
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