How does the author describe the two rival positions at the start?
Few public health measures provoke stronger feelings than compulsory vaccination. Defenders say that a person who refuses a vaccine endangers others who cannot be vaccinated, such as newborns and patients with weakened immune systems, so the state may justly insist. Opponents reply that bodily integrity is a basic liberty, and that a government able to inject citizens against their will has crossed a line. The two positions are often presented as irreconcilable, but there is a middle path. Fines, exclusion from certain workplaces and requirements for school entry exert strong pressure without physical force. Their effect on uptake is often nearly as great as that of outright compulsion, and they leave the individual a real, if costly, choice.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: E. As often presented as irreconcilable, though a compromise exists
- Step 1: The author writes that they are 'often presented as irreconcilable, but there is a middle path'.
- Step 2: The only choice consistent with this is "As often presented as irreconcilable, though a compromise exists".
Answer
As often presented as irreconcilable, though a compromise exists.
Why not the others: The author does not call either position factually mistaken, identical, too complicated or resolved by the courts.
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