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    It is not the case that Universities defending affirmative action on educational-benefit grounds may not sincerely believe the educational-benefit rationale.

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    • 1.If universities genuinely justified affirmative action solely on educational benefit grounds, they would abandon affirmative action programs if studies showed no educational benefit from racial diversity.
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    • 2.It is implausible that the University of Michigan or the University of Texas would abandon affirmative action even if studies showed no cognitive growth from increased racial diversity.
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    • 3.Therefore, the educational-benefit rationale is not the true or complete justification for affirmative action programs at these institutions.
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