Question

Critics often argue that the ability to effect structural change is limited in ethical consumerism. They cite the preponderance of niche markets as the actual effects of ethical consumerism.Critics also argue that ethical consumerism is fundamentally anti-democratic. In their view,the act of buying is considered as a vote, and the number of votes does not equal one per individual. Instead the more money an individual (corporation, government, university etc.)has; the more votes they have in the market place._________________

• A. Critics also argue that the continued reliance on inherently anti-democratic methods leads to societies that no longer understand or desire engaged citizenry.
• B. This viewpoint suggests, though, that for a democratic system to be fair, vote distribution must be equal for all viewpoints.
• C. The distribution of wealth therefore leads to an unfair distribution of votes.
• D. A small group having few votes is irrelevant, means nothing and/or can have no influence
• E. Some argue that “Shopping is more important than voting”

Answer 1

The correct option is C The distribution of wealth therefore leads to an unfair distribution of votes.

Option (c) continues the tone and the theme of the paragraph in the best possible manner. ‘More money means more votes’ is anti-democratic which leads to (c) - ‘an unfair distribution’. (b) is already implied in the paragraph. It could follow (c). The paragraph talks about‘an individual’. (d) talks about a ‘group’ and also has some repetition of idea. (a) and (e) are related but disjointed in terms of idea.