The main idea of the passage is that: Options: A . &nbspcivic humanism, in any of its manifestations, cannot entirely explain eighteenth-century political discourse B . &nbspeighteenth-century political texts are less likely to reflect a single vocabulary than to combine several vocabularies C . &nbspPocock's linguistic approach, though not applicable to all eighteenth-century political texts, provides a useful model for historians of political theory D . &nbspPocock has more successfully accounted for the nature of political thought in eighteenth-century England than in the eighteenth-century United States

The main idea of the passage is that:

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The main idea of the passage is that:

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A . civic humanism, in any of its manifestations, cannot entirely explain eighteenth-century political discourse

B . eighteenth-century political texts are less likely to reflect a single vocabulary than to combine several vocabularies

C . Pocock's linguistic approach, though not applicable to all eighteenth-century political texts, provides a useful model for historians of political theory

D . Pocock has more successfully accounted for the nature of political thought in eighteenth-century England than in the eighteenth-century United States

Answer: Option C
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C
The author in the passage says that Pocock’s linguistic approach was fruitful when applied to eighteenth-century English political thought. But at the same time Pocock’s ideas are more controversial when applied to late-eighteenth century United States. Also, look at the last line of the 3^rd passage, “It is sufficient to recognize that any interesting text is probably a mixture of several of these vocabularies and to applaud the historian who, though guilty of some exaggeration, has done the most to make us aware of their importance”. So we can easily arrive at Option C.

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