Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT115 S2 Q4 Explanation

Marie: I gave the cashier

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Stimulus

Marie: I gave the cashier at my local convenience store a 10-dollar bill to pay for my purchase, and he mistakenly gave me change for a 20-dollar bill. I kept the extra 10 dollars. Since I did not trick, threaten, or physically force the was not morally wrong for me to keep it.

Julia: Nonsense. If you mistakenly hand me your coat, thinking it is my coat, then even though I did not get the coat by means of any deception, threats, or violence entitled to keep it for myself.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
4.

Julia’s response functions in which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    It strongly questions the application of Marie’s principle to the case that Marie described, while

  2. Trap0% picked this

    It offers an additional reason to accept

  3. Correct96% picked this

    It challenges Marie’s conclusion by claiming that the proper conclusion to draw in a relevantly similar situation would

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    It uses Marie’s criterion as a means of solving a moral problem

  5. Trap1% picked this

    It proposes a radically different principle by which Marie’s action might be judged, but reserves judgment as to

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