The author is trying to refute the claim presented in the first sentence, i.e. "The 1980s have been characterized as a period of selfish individualism that threatens the cohesion of society." Selfish in this sentence clearly refers to individuals acting in their own personal self-interest.
The author attempts to refute this claim by pointing out that throughout history all human actions have been motivated by selfishness. Here, however, the author is talking "about selfish concern for the human species," which is clearly not the same thing as selfish concern for one's self.
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rexcolemanOctober 19, 2017
Hi. The answers are blurred for me in almost every category. Will you fix this please?
GabbyxthomasJuly 21, 2020
Wy is the answer not B? "No statistical evidence is provided to show that humans act selfishly more often than they act unselfishly"?
