Exam 1: Dustin Crummett and Chad McIntosh, “Introduction to the Left and Right”

In his essay, McIntosh includes multiple pop-culture references in order to illustrate his points. Which of the following is NOT one of those references?

In his essay, which description of equality does Crummett support?

In his essay, McIntosh affirms that conservatism is all about _____:

In his reply, Crummett focuses on McIntosh's views on two particular issues. What are they?

In his essay, Chad McIntosh claims that "The cold hard truth, one acknowledged by nearly every keen observer of humanity throughout history, is that the arc of man's moral nature is long, and it bends not toward justice, but evil." In your essay, explain what McIntosh describes as the problem of the "ineradicability of evil." Do you think that the problem of evil really is ineradicable? Or, do you think that there are things that we can do to manage "human wickedness"? Defend your claim, providing an example that helps to illustrate your point.

In his essay, Crummett describes four types of unequal relations between groups. Which of the following is NOT one of those relations?

In his essay, what does McIntosh claim is the most basic unit in society?

In his reply, McIntosh offers five objections to McIntosh's position. Which of the following is NOT one of those objections?

In their replies, Dustin Crummett and Chad McIntosh clash over their understandings of the relationship between freedom and equality. Crummett affirms that "Social equality is necessary for freedom worth having," while McIntosh says that "You can't have both a government powerful enough to enforce social equality and a free democracy devoid of the possibility of social inequalities." In your essay, defend a view about the relative worth of Crummett's "freedom worth having" and McIntosh's free democracies.

Throughout his essay, Crummett explains and considers the implications of a key view for his position. What is it?

In his essay, McIntosh claims: "Diversity per se, far from being bad, is good. What's bad is unity in diversity."

In his essay, Dustin Crummett explains part of what is involved in the social egalitarian picture. He says: When it comes to power relations, egalitarians generally support making them reciprocal where possible, so that no one has unaccountable power over another. … Where this reciprocity isn't feasible-as may be the case with, say, a sergeant and a private-egalitarians still insist that the authority possessed by the superior must be justified in terms of the general good, and must be only that which is necessary to promote that good. Clearly, Crummett believes that people in power should be held accountable and that power can be justified when it promotes the common good. In your essay, offer a description of what it would look like to make sure that people in power are held accountable. Then, explain what would be involved in checking to see if power does, in fact, uphold the general good. Finally, consider whether the processes you've described are implementable in real-world cases. Briefly consider, does your description complicate or support Crummett's picture?

Which author expresses the concern that Americans are currently living "under someone else's thumb" in his reply?