Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Question #1176

Passage 1 True liberty resides in the unhindered pursuit of individual potential. A society thrives not by imposing collective ends, but by ensuring that each citizen has the maximum latitude to define and achieve their own good, limited only by the equal rights of others. From this vibrant interplay of self-directed endeavors emerges a spontaneous order, robust and innovative, far superior to any centrally planned design. The state’s role is thus minimal: to protect rights and enforce contracts, allowing the invisible hand of individual agency to guide collective prosperity. Passage 2 The notion of a flourishing society as merely an aggregation of atomistic individuals pursuing private gain overlooks the essential truth of human interdependence. Our very identities are forged within communities, and our well-being is inextricably linked to the health of the social fabric. A just society actively cultivates shared values, civic virtues, and collective goods that transcend individual desires, recognizing that true freedom is found not in isolation, but in belonging and mutual obligation. Which of the following best describes how the author of Passage 2 would likely characterize the "spontaneous order" championed in Passage 1?