Denise is critiquing an article for her research methods cou…

Denise is critiquing an article for her research methods course. In the article, the researchers are exploring the reciprocal relationship between democracy and development. The authors argue that democratic countries are among the wealthiest countries in the world, and thus, the acquisition and ability to sustain wealth is dependent on democratic principles. Denise’s first reaction to the article is: But the wealthiest country in the world is Singapore, which single-party dominant and has a government that does not extend civil liberties, and the fifth wealthiest country in the world is Qatar, a monarchy.  Here, Denise is using _____[blank1]_____ to create a critique.