PTB.S4.Q24 - If an external force intervenes

eeljasonnn

I was a little confused on why C is the right answer.
The stimulus says:

If an external force intervenes to give members of a community political self-determination, then that political community will almost surely fail to be truly free, since it is during the people's struggle to become free by their own efforts that the political virtues necessary for maintaining freedom have the best chance of arising.

The correct AC for PSAr is:

A community cannot remain free without first having developed certain political virtues.

But doesn't this just restate the premise? The premise already says "the political virtues necessary for maintaining freedom", and the AC is free -> political virtues. So I was wondering how this principle helped.

Thanks.

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HamburgerNotHelper

Hey,

The overlap is kinda the point. On this question type, you want an answer choice that mirror's the argument's reasoning as closely as possible. So, restating a key premise is a good thing for this question type.