Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT125 S2 Q25 Explanation

To face danger solely

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Stimulus

To face danger solely because doing so affords one a certain pleasure does not constitute courage. Real courage is manifested only when a person, in acting to attain a goal, perseveres by one or more dangers involved.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
25.

Which one of the following statements can be properly inferred from the

Answer choices

  1. Contradiction5% picked this

    A person who must face danger in order to avoid future pain cannot properly be called

    A person who must face danger in order avoid future pain can properly be called courageous if the person fears such danger.

  2. Contradiction3% picked this

    A person who experiences fear of some aspects of a dangerous situation cannot be said to act

    The statements suggest that a person who experiences fear of some aspects of a dangerous situation can be said to act courageously if the person acts to attain a goal and perseveres in face of such dangers.

  3. Term Shift24% picked this

    A person who happens to derive pleasure from some dangerous activities is not

    This assumes that a person who happens to derive pleasure from some dangerous activities does not fear those activities.

  4. Correct60% picked this

    A person who faces danger in order to benefit others is acting courageously only if the person is

    Why this is right

    This follows from the second AAG + C → PFD statement. Since courage implies both that one acts to attain a goal and perseveres in the face of fear prompted by danger, someone who acts courageously in order to benefit others must fear the danger they face.

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

  5. Too Strong7% picked this

    A person who has no fear of the situations that everyone else would fear cannot be said to

    This would be true if it were known that everyone else would fear all dangerous situations that this person would face.

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