- The passage suggests that the disparagement of rhetoric by some people can be traced to their
(A) reaction against science
(B) lack of training in logic
(C) desire to persuade people as completely as possible
(D) misunderstanding of the use of the term “scientistic”
(E) view of human motivation
Can anyone explain why answer is (E)? I chose (B) btw.
Hi, the evidence is here:
If people are regarded only as machines guided by logic, as they were by these “scientistic” thinkers, rhetoric is likely to be held in low regard;
So this tells us that the “disparagement” of rhetoric comes from people thinking that humans are purely logical, which is their view of “human motivation”.
B is incorrect as there is no evidence about training in logic.