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Passage A discusses the views of the economist and political thinker Thomas Sowell. ███████ █ ██ ███████ ████ ██ ███████ ██ ███████

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Define "cosmic justice" · Idealized form of justice, requires perfect knowledge

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Author's persepective · Legal system cannot and should not try to dispense cosmic justice

Because we don't have perfect knowledge.

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Explain · Why we cannot know what someone deserves

We don't have the information or intelligence needed to weigh every relevant factor.

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Author's conclusion · Should base justice on consequences, not causes

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Draw distinction · Between cosmic justice and traditional justice

Traditional justice is based on process. Inference: if cosmic justice is fundamentally different from traditional justice, then cosmic justice is not based on process.

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Illustrate · How traditional justice is based on process

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Illustrate · How cosmic justice accounts for other factors besides process

Note author's perspective: the goals of cosmic justice are "foolish."

Author's perspective · Cosmic justice reduces deterrence

Passage Style

21.

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punishment

Stated in Passage A.

trials

Not mentioned in Passage A. Stated in Passage B.

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rewards

Stated in Passage A.

legal systems

Stated in Passage A.

human limitations

Stated in Passage A.

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