When the Pinecrest Animal Shelter,

Answer choices

1. A

   Stronger than Correct Answer9% picked this

   The directors of charitable organizations cannot allocate publicly solicited funds to any purposes for which the directors had not specifically

   These donations were publicly solicited funds (the directors appealed to the townspeople). According to this rule, the directors can only use these funds for the earmarked purpose of paying for repairs to Pinecrest shelter. Using this rule we would conclude that the directors can't donate the surplus funds to other animal shelters. We want to match a conclusion that's saying "maybe we can, but ask permission first". In short, this answer would place a huge restriction on how the directors allocate funds, and the question stem asked for the least restriction.

   9%
2. B

   Correct61% picked this

   People who solicit charitable donations from the public for a specific cause should spend the funds only on that cause, or, if that becomes

   Why this is right

   The directors did solicit these donations from the public for the specific cause of repairing the shelter. Since there were more than enough funds donated, it's impossible to use the surplus funds on repairs (the shelter has already been repaired). According to this rule, the directors should use those leftover funds according to the express wishes of the donors. This creates the possibility for the directors to call the donors and seek their permission to pass on the excess funds to another animal shelter: "Hi, this is the director of Pinecrest. You donated some money for repairs. We ended up having more than enough. Do you wish for me to donate your contribution to another local animal shelter?" This answer wins because it provides the directors with some flexibility in terms of where these excess donations go.

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

   61%
3. C

   Too Strong2% picked this

   Directors of charitable organizations who solicit money from the public must return all the money received from an appeal if more money is received

   This rule would force the directors to give all the surplus donated money back to the donors, since more money was received than can practicably be used for the earmarked purpose of repairing the shelter. This rule would be like (A), heavily restricting how the directors allocate funds.

   2%
4. D

   Opposite6% picked this

   Donors of money to charitable organizations cannot delegate to the directors of those organizations the responsibility of allocating the funds received to various purposes

   This answer would be nice if it said that "donors can grant directors" the leeway to allocate funds to any of various purposes that fit the same general vibe of "helping an animal shelter". Since this rule says that donors cannot delegate to directors that flexibility, it is not a rule that helps our directors pass on the excess funds to other animal shelters.

   6%
5. E

   Too Weak21% picked this

   People who contribute money to charitable organizations should be considered to be placing their trust in the directors of those organizations to use the

   This rule gives the directors the least restriction in how they use funds. It's essentially saying, "people who donate should trust that the directors will use the money in whatever wise fashion they choose". But this rule does nothing to justify the conclusion, then, that "directors can't just pass on this money to other shelters without first obtaining permission from the donors". It would make it seem like they don't need to obtain permission.

   21%