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Choice (A) is supported by the characterization of the argument that America often goes to war for an abstract ideal as refreshingly candid.Choice (B) is supported by the inclusion of democratization of societies in the list of such ideals, as well as by the examples of the Spanish-American War and World War I. Choice (C) is supported by the use of the phrase wealth of examples to describe the work.



For choice (C), isn't the pool of examples quite small to be considered a "large number of examples"?
From what I can construe, "democratization of societies, world peace, liberty, or freedom" don't align to a concrete sense as an example, but more of an ideological abstraction.
The only examples I can find are the "Spanish-American War" and "World War I", which only sum up to 2.

So, shouldn't the choice (C) be wrong?
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Pickett does present a wealth of examples, along with a refreshingly candid argument that America often goes to war for an abstract ideal such as the democratization of societies, world peace, liberty, or freedom. For instance , the Spanish-American War of 1898 was ostensibly a consequence of national enthusiasm for the cause of Cuban liberty. And,more obviously, America's entry into World War I stemmed from a desire to "make the world safe for democracy." Although these observations are supportable, Pickett overstates the case when he argues that these abstract causes typically lead to a war hysteria in which American leadership can no longer enforce any measured policies.

he gave a lot of examples and Spanish war and WWI are among them, just two among many others

So C is also true
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Pickett does present a wealth of examples, along with a refreshingly candid argument that America often goes to war for an abstract ideal such as the democratization of societies, world peace, liberty, or freedom. For instance , the Spanish-American War of 1898 was ostensibly a consequence of national enthusiasm for the cause of Cuban liberty. And,more obviously, America's entry into World War I stemmed from a desire to "make the world safe for democracy." Although these observations are supportable, Pickett overstates the case when he argues that these abstract causes typically lead to a war hysteria in which American leadership can no longer enforce any measured policies.

he gave a lot of examples and Spanish war and WWI are among them, just two among many others

So C is also true


Ahh.. yes! That clears it up. Thanks for the response! :D
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