Logical Reasoning

PT104 · S4 · Q3 A just government never restricts

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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 to the health or property of other of its citizens.

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.

3.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle cited above?

  1. Correct

    A just government would not

    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.

    95% picked this

  2. An unjust government would abolish

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. A just government would provide

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. A just government would not

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. An unjust government would incarcerate

    Trap

    3% picked this

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