Logical Reasoning

PT132 · S2 · Q26 Editorial: It has been suggested

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Editorial: It has been suggested that private, for-profit companies should be hired to supply clean drinking water to areas of the world where it is unavailable now.

Evidence

Clean water is essential for E human health.

The purpose of a private PC → PP + ~PH company is to produce profit, not to promote health.

Conclusion

Water should not be ~PC supplied by private companies.

Evaluate

The argument assumes that if something is essential for human health then it should be provided by an organization whose purpose is to promote health.

26.

Which one of the following principles, if valid, would most help to justify the reasoning in the editorial?

  1. A private company should not

    Wrong Trigger

    Government agencies are not discussed in the argument.

    2% picked this

  2. If something is essential for

    Wrong Trigger / Wrong Outcome

    The argument does not indicate whether private companies are unwilling or unable to provide clean drinking water. Furthermore the argument does advocate that government agencies should be should supply clean drinking water.

    1% picked this

  3. Drinking water should never be

    Wrong Trigger

    The argument does not indicate whether private companies are able to consistently supply, clean, safe water.

    2% picked this

  4. The mere fact that something

    Supports a Premise

    While this may support the premise that the purpose of private companies is not to promote health, but it does not support the conclusion that private companies should not be hired to supply water.

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    If something is necessary for

    Why this is right

    This builds a bridge between E ? PH being something essential for human health and being provided by an organization whose purpose is to promote human health.

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

    91% picked this

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