Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT130 S3 Q8 Explanation

Otis: Aristotle's principle of justice

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Stimulus

Otis: Aristotle's principle of justice says that we should treat relevantly similar cases similarly. Therefore, it is wrong for a dentist to schedule an after-hours appointment to suit a do it for anyone else.

Tyra: I accept Aristotle's principle of justice, but it's human nature to want to do special favors for friends. Indeed, that's what friends are—those for whom you would do for dentists to do that.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
8.

It can be inferred on the basis of their statements that Otis and Tyra

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope7% picked this

    Aristotle's principle of justice is widely

    Neither Otis nor Tyra address whether Aristotle’s principle is widely applicable.

  2. Correct75% picked this

    situations involving friends and situations involving others should be considered relevantly

    Why this is right

    While Otis would agree with this statement, Tyra would disagree with it.

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

  3. Both Disagree7% picked this

    human nature makes it impossible to treat relevantly similar

    Both Otis and Tyra accept Aristotle’s principle.

  4. Neither Agree10% picked this

    dentists should be willing to schedule an after-hours appointment for anyone

    Neither Otis nor Tyra would agree with this statement. Otis does not indicate whether dentists should schedule after-hours appointments for everyone or whether dentists should not schedule after-hours appointments for family friends.

  5. Out of Scope1% picked this

    Aristotle recognizes that friendship sometimes morally

    Neither Otis nor Tyra address whether Aristotle recognizes that friendship sometimes morally outweighs justice.

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