Question

Arrange the following sentences in the correct logical order:
1. In the concept, universality, particularity, and individuality are understood as being immediately identical to each other.
2. As immediately identical, these "moments of the concept" cannot be separated.
3. This means that they must be thought of as a single unity, that none of the three can be understood apart from the others, since in the concept their identity is posited, and each of its moments can only be grasped immediately on the basis of and together with the others.
4. The interrelation of universality, particularity, and individuality is otherwise in judgment.

• A. 1, 2, 3, 4
• B. 3, 2, 4, 1
• C. 4, 1, 2, 3
• D. 2, 3, 1, 4

Hint:

Find the sentence that introduces the three terms with no backward-pointing word, then trace "these," "this means," and "otherwise" to their antecedents.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The cleanest way through this kind of passage is to find which sentence names the subject for the first time, then follow each connector word to the sentence it must be reacting to.

1. Sentence 1: names "universality, particularity, and individuality" and makes the first claim about them, that they are "immediately identical" in the concept. No pronoun points backward, so this line has to come first.
2. Sentence 2: reuses the exact phrase "immediately identical" from sentence 1 and calls the three terms "these moments of the concept," a label that only makes sense once sentence 1 has introduced them. Sentence 2 draws a consequence, they cannot be separated, from sentence 1's claim, so it follows directly after it.
3. Sentence 3: starts with "This means," which needs an immediately preceding claim to unpack. That claim is sentence 2's "cannot be separated," which sentence 3 restates more fully as "must be thought of as a single unity." So sentence 3 follows sentence 2.
4. Sentence 4: uses "otherwise," a word that sets up a contrast with a case already described. Since sentences 1 to 3 describe how the three terms behave "in the concept," sentence 4 can only make sense as the final line, contrasting that with how they behave "in judgment."

Following the chain of connectors gives the order 1 (introduces the claim), 2 (draws out "cannot be separated"), 3 (explains this as a single unity), 4 (contrasts with judgment).

Let's summarize:

• The sentence introducing a term with no backward pointer must open the passage.
• Repeated key phrases ("immediately identical," "this means," "otherwise") tie each sentence to the one right before it, giving the order 1, 2, 3, 4.

So the correct order is 1, 2, 3, 4.