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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author rejects Santayana’s recommendation that we should study history to avoid the mistakes of the past. Studying history doesn’t allow us to avoid the mistakes of the past, so it doesn’t make sense to study history for the purpose of avoiding those mistakes.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s rejection of Santayana’s recommendation: “we should not follow his advice.”
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b
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c
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d
Studying history is █████████ ███ ███ ███ ███ ██████ ████ █████████ █████████
e
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