Marianne is a professional chess player

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Conclusion Match0% picked this

   Chess players who hum audibly while playing their matches should not protest if their

   We need a rule that helps us derive "should not be held responsible for X". This rule doesn't contain any wording like that. This rule would only allow us to derive a conclusion like "should not protest X".

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2. B

   Correct96% picked this

   Of a player’s actions, only those that are voluntary should be used as justification for disqualifying that

   Why this is right

   We might sidestep this answer on a first pass because it doesn't contain an exact match for our conclusion's wording "should not be held responsible for X". But it does allow us to say, "should not be used as justification for disqualifying from pro chess", so it's still pretty relevant to Marianne's situation. It says, If an action is → should not be used as reason not voluntary for disqualifying from pro chess Marianne's humming is involuntary, so according to this rule, her humming should not be used as a justification for disqualifying her from professional chess. Her current situation is that chess officials have told her that any further humming on her part will disqualify her from professional chess. She is arguing that she shouldn't be 'held responsible' for the humming, and in this context being held responsible means suffering consequences from the chess officials. So this answer supports Marianne's claim that the humming shouldn't be used against her.

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

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3. C

   Bad Conclusion Match2% picked this

   A person should be held responsible for those involuntary actions that serve

   We need a rule that helps us derive "should not be held responsible for X". This rule would only allow us to say what a person should be held responsible for.

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4. D

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   Types of behavior that are not considered voluntary in everyday circumstances should be considered voluntary if they occur in the context

   We need a rule that helps us derive "should not be held responsible for X". This rule would only allow us to derive a conclusion like "X should not be considered voluntary". Had there been a principle that was saying "if unaware of X, then X should be considered voluntary", that could have still worked, because the author does have an Intermediate Conclusion ("the humming was involuntary") that we could support.

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5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   Chess players should be disqualified from professional chess matches if they regularly attempt to

   We need a rule that helps us derive "should not be held responsible for X". This rule would only allow us to derive a conclusion like "X should be disqualified from pro chess".

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