Ethicist: A person who treats

Answer choices

1. A

   Compatible9% picked this

   Only actions that are at least partially the result of a person's feelings should be used in measuring

   This seems to go along with the gist of the paragraph, since it's associating praise with actions that are at least partially motivated by feelings. It would be correct if it said "only actions that are under a person's control should be used", because that would contradict the inference we made.

   9%
2. B

   Compatible8% picked this

   If a person feels compassion toward the people affected by that person's actions, yet these actions diminish the welfare of those people,

   This doesn't contradict our conditional or our available inference. It's compatible with the passage that when people's actions diminish the welfare of other people, we don't praise that person.

   8%
3. C

   Correct61% picked this

   Only what is subject to a person's choice should be used in measuring the praiseworthiness

   Why this is right

   This contradicts the inference we can make by combining the two sentences we were given. Fact 1: we measure a person as more praiseworthy if they have feelings of compassion that partially motivate their kind actions. Fact 2: they can't choose whether to have those feelings Inference: we sometimes measure a person as more praiseworthy for something they can't choose Meanwhile, this answer is contradicting that, saying that we only use stuff that people can choose to do, when measuring their praiseworthiness.

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

   61%
4. D

   Compatible12% picked this

   Someone who acts without feelings of compassion toward those affected by the actions is worthy of praise if those actions enhance the

   This is about whether or not the person is worthy of praise. This paragraph wasn't ever talking in Absolute, yes/no language (do you or don't you deserve praise). The paragraph was about Relative amounts of praiseworthiness (more deserving / less deserving). Since the paragraph wasn't talking about this, this answer can't contradict the paragraph.

   12%
5. E

   Compatible10% picked this

   If someone wants to have compassion toward others but does not, that person is

   This is about whether or not the person is worthy of praise. This paragraph wasn't ever talking in Absolute, yes/no language (do you or don't you deserve praise). The paragraph was about Relative amounts of praiseworthiness (more deserving / less deserving). Since the paragraph wasn't talking about this, this answer can't contradict the paragraph.

   10%