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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

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The correct answer will be a view found in Passage A that Passage B also agrees with. If you’re using the Split Approach, start by eliminating any answer that isn’t something found in Passage A. Then, after Passage B, come back to eliminate any answer for which we don’t have support for Passage B’s agreement.

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This isn’t a view advanced in Passage A. In fact, Passage A argues that it’s impossible to know how various inputs affect an action, so we shouldn’t try to achieve cosmic justice.

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Passage A argues that we shouldn’t strive for cosmic justice in the legal system.

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This isn’t a view advanced in Passage A. It doesn’t discuss impartial legal processes.

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Advanced by Passage A. Supported by Passage B. Passage B calls cosmic justice “foolish.”

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Not advanced in Passage A. Passage A doesn’t suggest we can theoretically achieve cosmic justice.

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