Which one of the following statements contradicts the arguments of the passage?
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Explanatory Answer
The second paragraph says that wherever masses are organized, be it in Foucault's prisons or Habermas's public sphere, 'the same pattern prevails'. The pattern referred to here is that even as human rights issues become more prominent, in the background the social order becomes more authoritarian. Option B, which says that masses themselves are organized in patterns set by Foucault's prisons and Habermas' public sphere, is incorrect.
From the second paragraph, we infer that Marx's understanding of the capitalist rationalization of production and Marcuse's understanding of a "project" of "technological rationality" are both related to the critical theory of technology. So, option A is in line with the arguments of the passage.
According to the passage, the capitalist rationalization of production "marks many institutions besides the factory and every modern political system, including so-called socialist systems." So, option C is also in line with the arguments of the passage.
Based on the line, "This trajectory arose from the problems of command over a disempowered and deskilled labor force; but everywhere [that] masses are organized – whether it be Foucault's prisons or Habermas's public sphere – the same pattern prevails", we can see that option D is also in line with the arguments of the passage.
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