Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT104 S4 Q3 Explanation

A just government never restricts

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

A just government never restricts the right of its citizens to act upon their desires except when their acting upon their desires is a direct threat of other of its citizens.

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
3.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle

Answer choices

  1. Correct95% picked this

    A just government would not ban the sale of sports cars, but it could prohibit unrestricted racing of

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    An unjust government would abolish many public services if these services did not

  3. Trap1% picked this

    A just government would provide emergency funds to survivors of unavoidable accidents but not to

  4. Trap1% picked this

    A just government would not censor writings of Shakespeare, but it could censor magazines and movies

  5. Trap2% picked this

    An unjust government would incarcerate one of its citizens even though it had been several years since

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