Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT1 S3 Q24 Explanation

Shanna: Owners of any work of art

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TopicsPrinciple-Strengthen

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Stimulus

Shanna: Owners of any work of art, simply by virtue of ownership, ethically have the right to destroy that artwork if they find it morally or for it becomes inconvenient.

Jorge: Ownership of unique artworks, unlike ownership of other kinds of objects, carries the moral right to possess but not to destroy. A unique work of art with aesthetic or historical value belongs to posterity the personal wishes of its legal owner.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
24.

Which one of the following principles, if accepted, would contribute most to Shanna’s defense of her position against

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    Truly great works of art are never morally or aesthetically distasteful to any serious student of

  2. Trap2% picked this

    The right of future generations to have their artistic heritage preserved is of greater importance than the rights

  3. Trap2% picked this

    It would be imprudent to allow the present stock of artworks to be destroyed without some guarantee that the artists of the future will

  4. Trap11% picked this

    There are certain entities over which no one would be ethically justified in claiming absolute

  5. Correct77% picked this

    The autonomy of individuals to do what they wish with what is theirs must not be compromised in the absence of a

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

    Skill tested: Principle-Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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