Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman . The rights and duties of man thus simplified, it seems almost impertinent to attempt to illustrate truths that appear so incontrovertible: yet such deeply rooted prejudices have clouded reason, and such spurious qualities have assumed the name of virtues, that it is necessary to pursue the course of reason as it has been perplexed and involved in error, by various adventitious circumstances, comparing the simple axiom with casual deviations. This passage is an example of Enlightenment thinking because Wollstonecraft
Answer
A
explains the origin of prejudice.
B
argues that prejudice has some advantages.
C
illustrates how prejudice contains some truth.
D
values reason over prejudice.
Explanation
Wollstonecraft says that prejudice has “clouded reason” and that it is necessary to follow reason through the errors that have obscured it. This reflects Enlightenment thinking because it values rational thought over prejudice and inherited assumptions. The correct choice is “values reason over prejudice.”
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