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Chapter 2: Problem 2

The argument that a child of divorced parents by keeping the parental name may be given a "healthy sense of family" (line 38), "ethnic and religious identity" (lines 38-39), and a "rightful link with an absent ... father" (line 40) is based upon all of the following doubtful assumptions EXCEPT: A. Ethnic identity is determined by the father. B. Religious identity is determined by the father. C. Record keeping systems cannot handle changes of names. D. A father's name gives a sense of family. E. A link to an absent father should be maintained.

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The only statement that is not a doubtful assumption based on the argument given in the exercise is statement C: 'Record keeping systems cannot handle changes of names'.

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01

Assessing the statements

The argument mentions that a child by keeping a parental name may be given a 'sense of family', 'ethnic and religious identity', and a 'link with an absent father'. Thus all these elements have a value according to the argument made. We need to compare these elements with the options given to identify which is not a doubtful assumption.
02

Evaluating statement A

Statement A is 'Ethnic identity is determined by the father'. The argument does mention 'ethnic identity' but it does not specifically attribute it to the father. Therefore, it can be considered a doubtful assumption.
03

Evaluating statement B

Statement B is 'Religious identity is determined by the father'. Similar to ethnic identity, the argument does not specifically attribute religious identity to the father, making it also a doubtful assumption.
04

Evaluating statement C

Statement C states 'Record-keeping systems cannot handle changes of names'. This statement is not mentioned or implied in the argument. Therefore, it doesn’t tie back to any points in the argument. So, it doesn’t look like a doubtful assumption based on the argument.
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Evaluating statement D

Statement D reads 'A father's name gives a sense of family'. The argument stresses that keeping the father's name can provide a 'sense of family', making this statement a doubtful assumption as it is based on the subjective perspective of what constitutes a 'sense of family'.
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Evaluating statement E

Statement E says 'A link to an absent father should be maintained'. The argument suggests that keeping the father's name may provide a 'link', but it presents this as a benefit - not a necessity. Therefore, the implication that this 'should' be done is subjective and thus, this statement counts as a doubtful assumption too.

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