If the educated section within the Third Estate grew, what effect was likely?

Rational questioning of inequality would increase.

The governing concept is the political influence of education and the rise of an informed middle class. Educated members of the Third Estate could read new philosophical and political arguments about liberty, equality and popular sovereignty. As their numbers and influence grew, they were more likely to question privileges based on birth and criticize unequal taxation and representation. Therefore option A is the best answer. Education could encourage debate and reform, but it could not automatically turn peasants into nobles, so option B is false. Option C confuses intellectual pressure with an immediate legal change, and option D has no necessary connection with education or political criticism.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.