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This best captures the overall point of each passage. Passage A argues that we shouldn’t try to achieve cosmic justice, because we can’t figure out all the relevant variables that go into it. Passage B focuses on the difference between cosmic justice and the traditional conception of justice, which is based on fairness.
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Passage A’s title doesn’t fit, because it doesn’t capture the author’s advocacy against trying to achieve cosmic justice. In addition, Passage B’s title also doesn’t fit, because Passage B isn’t focused on identifying the key to deterrence. It does discuss how cosmic justice would influence deterrence, but that’s not the overall point.
"Just Deserts"
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Passage A’s title doesn’t fit, because it doesn’t capture the author’s advocacy against trying to achieve cosmic justice. In addition, Passage B’s title also doesn’t fit, because Passage B isn’t focused on identifying or comparing disadvantages that are fair or unfair.
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Passage A’s title doesn’t fit, because it’s not clear the author critiques Sowell. She critiques a particular concept that Sowell uses, but that doesn’t imply Sowell advocates that the legal system should use that concept.
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Passage B’s title doesn’t fit, because Passage B doesn’t place fair trials and justice in opposition to each other. The passage focuses on the difference between cosmic justice and traditional conceptions of justice.
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