Question ID:PT65 S4 Q21 Passage:Philosopher: To explain the causes of cultural phenomena, a social scientist needs data about several societies: one cannot be sure, for example, that a given political structure is brought about only by certain ecological or climatic factors unless one knows that there are no similarly structured societies not subject to those factors, and no societies that, though subject to those factors, are not so structured.  Stem:The claim that to explain the causes of cultural phenomena, a social scientist needs data about several societies plays which one of the following roles in the philosopher's reasoning? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:It describes a problem that the philosopher claims is caused by the social scientist's need for certainty. Choice B:It is a premise used to support a general theoretical claim about the nature of cause and effect relationships. Choice C:It is a general hypothesis that is illustrated with an example showing that there is a causal relationship between political structures and environmental conditions. Choice D:It is a dilemma that, it is argued, is faced by every social scientist because of the difficulty of determining whether a given cultural phenomenon is the cause or the effect of a given factor.  Choice E:It is a claim that the philosopher attempts to justify by appeal to the requirements for establishing the existence of one kind of causal relationship.