Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT105 S1 Q11 Explanation

Although the concept of free

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Stimulus

Although the concept of free will is essential to that of moral responsibility, its role in determining responsibility is not the same in all situations. We hold criminals morally responsible for the damage they cause, assuming that they freely chose their activities. But we do not hold someone who has a heart prevented by eating different foods and that one's choice of diet is made freely.

What this question is testing

Role

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
11.

The claim that a choice of diet can affect whether or not one has a heart attack plays which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Intermediate Conclusion6% picked this

    It is a subsidiary conclusion of

    Intermediate Conclusion

  2. Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

    It is used to show that we should hold someone morally responsible for damages caused by having a

    Bad Conclusion Match

  3. Bad Conclusion Match11% picked this

    It is cited as evidence that our concept of moral responsibility should be the same

    Bad Conclusion Match

  4. Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

    It is used to disprove the claim that we should not hold criminals morally

    Bad Conclusion Match

  5. Correct77% picked this

    It is used in support of the conclusion of

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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