Principle: A police officer is eligible

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct57% picked this

   In saving a child from drowning this year, Franklin and Penn both risked their lives beyond what could be reasonably expected of a police

   Why this is right

   We know that Franklin has the exemplary record and went beyond expectations to save someone's life, which gets him the Mayor's Commendation. We know Penn does not have an exemplary record an thus is not eligible for the Mayor's Commendation.

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

   57%
2. B

   Half Scope19% picked this

   Both Franklin and Penn have exemplary records, and each officer saved a child from drowning earlier this year. However, in doing so, Franklin went

   This successfully establishes that Franklin should get the Mayor's Commendation. However, it doesn't give a clear reason for denying Penn. In the case of the drowning child, Penn didn't go beyond expectation to save a life. But maybe he did do that sort of thing at some other point this year (didn't save them from drowning but from getting hit by a bus). Also, our rule allows us to prove you should get the MC, but that doesn't mean if you haven't gone beyond expectations to save a life that you shouldn't get the Mayor's Commendation.

   19%
3. C

   Half Scope4% picked this

   Neither Franklin nor Penn has an exemplary record. But, in saving the life of an accident victim, Franklin went beyond what could be reasonably

   Since neither has an exemplary record, neither of them is eligible for the Mayor's Commendation. That proves that Penn shouldn't get it, but it also proves that Franklin shouldn't get it, regardless of his heroism.

   4%
4. D

   Unknown Exemplary Record5% picked this

   At least once this year, Franklin has saved a person's life in such a way as to exceed what could be reasonably expected of

   Without telling us whether Franklin and Penn have exemplary records, we don't even know if they're eligible for the Mayor's Commendation.

   5%
5. E

   Unclear Impact15% picked this

   Both Franklin and Penn have exemplary records. On several occasions this year Franklin has saved people's lives, and on many occasions this year Franklin

   We don't know whether Franklin's life-saving behavior and his going-beyond-expectations behavior ever overlapped. If I say, "On several occasions I have seen President Trump speak and on several occasions I have been to Trader Joes', that doesn't indicate whether I have ever seen President Trump speak at a Trader Joe's. Since we don't know if Franklin did more than expected while saving a life, we can't trigger the rule that says he should get the Mayor's Commendation.

   15%