Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT102 S4 Q14 Explanation

We have a moral obligation not

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

We have a moral obligation not to destroy books, even if they belong to us. The reason is quite simple: If preserved, books will almost certainly emotional enrichment of future generations.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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
14.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the principle underlying

Answer choices

  1. Trap13% picked this

    It is morally incumbent upon us to devote effort to performing actions that have at least some chance

  2. Trap3% picked this

    We are morally obligated to preserve anything that past generations had preserved for our intellectual

  3. Trap4% picked this

    The moral commitments we have to future generations supersede the moral commitments we have to

  4. Correct79% picked this

    We are morally obligated not to destroy anything that will most likely enrich, either intellectually

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Being morally obligated not to destroy something requires that we be reasonably assured that that thing will lead to the

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