I understand what you&#x27;re saying, but it is a bit more complicated than that. Affirmative action is about leveling an unlevel playing field by giving preferential treatment to those who are on the lower side of the playing field, even if they&#x27;re &quot;less qualified&quot; than those on the higher end of the field. Yes, when viewed on the micro scale without a picture of the whole field, it may seem &quot;unfair,&quot; but that&#x27;s precisely the point; to raise up those who have been treated unfairly in other arenas. In addition, there is value simply in having viewpoints outside of those you might otherwise receive by valuing people solely on whatever objective &quot;merits&quot; you might be evaluating them on.<p>It is a tricky and difficult subject, I would not be quick to dismiss either argument.