Evan: I am a vegetarian because

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct79% picked this

   I do not know if I have repaid Farah the money she lent me for a movie ticket. She says that she does not

   Why this is right

   This establishes a potential for wronging someone -- we might be stiffing Farah on the money she lent us. It establishes that we're not sure whether we're wronging someone -- Farah can't remember if she's been paid back. And it concludes that we should act on the safe side of making sure we're not wronging that someone -- let's just pay her the money, so we can be sure we're not wronging her. We can match up those structural features with the original: Establishes a potential for wronging someone -- we might be inflicting pain on sea creatures when we kill them for food Establishes that we're not sure whether we're wronging someone -- it's not known whether certain sea creatures can experience pleasure / pain Concludes that we should act on the safe side of making sure we're not wronging that someone -- let's just refrain from eating seafood.

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

   79%
2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match8% picked this

   It is uncertain whether all owners of the defective vehicles know that their vehicles are being recalled by the manufacturer. Thus, we should expect

   This establishes a potential for wronging someone — some people might be be driving a defective vehicle unknowingly. It establishes that we're not sure whether we're wronging someone — "it is uncertain whether they know". But it fails to conclude that we should act on the safe side of making sure we're not wronging that someone — instead of saying "so we should just try contacting all the vehicle owners again to make sure they know", it says some mismatching conclusion that is more like "so some of the vehicles the car company recalled have not been returned by the vehicle owners". That would be like if the original argument said, "Thus, we should expect that some of sea creatures we eat do / do not feel pain".

   8%
3. C

   Bad Premise/Conclusion Match7% picked this

   I am opposed to using incentives such as reduced taxes to attract businesses to our region. These incentives would attract businesses interested only in

   It's hard to match any part of this up with the argument. The principle in this argument is something like, "Let's not do a certain action, because even if it would bring a short term gain, it will probably make us more shaky in the long run."

   7%
4. D

   Bad Premise/Conclusion Match4% picked this

   Updating our computer security system could lead to new contracts. The present system has no problems, but we could benefit from emphasizing a state-of-the-art

   It's hard to match any part of this up with the argument. The principle in this argument is something like, "Let's do action X. Things are presently fine, but X might make them better, and if not, we can do things to offset the cost of X."

   4%
5. E

   Bad Premise/Conclusion Match2% picked this

   Isabel Allende lived through the tragic events of her country's recent history; no doubt her novels have been inspired by her memories of those

   It's hard to match any part of this up with the argument. The principle in this argument is something like, "Since a certain person's art reflects traits that are a mismatch for the artists' experiences, the artist has not been tainted by her experiences."

   2%