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Argument Summary

The author makes two general claims: first, economic considerations affect every aspect of "international dealings"; second, for nations (as for individuals), the lender "sets the terms of its dealings" with the borrower. These two premises lead the author to the conclusion that a nation that owes money to another nation — i.e., a nation that is a borrower — cannot be a world leader.

Notice that this argument hasn't explicitly told us what it means to be a "world leader," and how that relates to being a borrower or a lender. This indicates that this argument rests on some assumptions about the relationships between those concepts.

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Necessary assumption

As we discussed in the Argument Summary, this argument seems to rely on some assumptions about the connection between being a borrower or a lender and being a world leader. Specifically, the argument seems to assume that if a nation is a borrower, meaning that nation has to follow terms set by at least one other nation in at least some of its international dealings, then that nation cannot be a world leader.

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Incorrect. The conclusion is about a nation that borrows from another nation, not a nation that doesn't lend to any other nation.

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Incorrect. The argument assumes that a nation that does not set the terms of its dealings with at least one other nation cannot be a world leader. The argument doesn't assume that a nation that can set the terms of its dealings with other nations will definitely be a world leader.

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Correct. The conclusion is that a nation that is a borrower cannot be a world leader. The second premise tells us that if a nation is a borrower, the terms of its dealings with the nation it has borrowed from will be set by the lending nation. The assumption that connects these two ideas is that, if a nation needs to deal with another nation on terms set by the second nation, the first nation cannot be a world leader. This is what (C) says.

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Incorrect. The conclusion is about a nation that is not a world leader. We don't know anything about nations that are world leaders. Also, just based on the premises, it doesn't seem like it should be possible to borrow from another nation without that nation setting the terms of the dealings.

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Incorrect. The stimulus doesn't tell us anything about nations that have "no dealings with any other nation."

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