One should apologize only

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Trigger Match: intent vs. result23% picked this

   If one apologizes and subsequently repeats the wrongful act for which one has apologized, then one

   Do we have a rule that lets us derive that you haven't apologized sincerely? Yes, if you either 1. never acknowledged that you acted wrongfully or 2. you don't intend to avoid that wrongful act in the future This answer choice seems to establish #2, but it's only establishing that you did repeat the wrongful act. It doesn't address your intentions.

   23%
2. B

   Unsupported Relationship2% picked this

   One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not

   Do we have a way to derive that you cannot sincerely accept an apology? Yes, we could either establish that 1. you didn't acknowledge that a wrong had occurred or 2. you didn't vow to avoid holding a grudge against the wrongdoer Neither of those things overlap with the criteria for giving a sincere apology, so there's no way to say that a failure to give a sincere apology prevents the ability to sincerely accept that apology.

   2%
3. C

   Reversed Logic2% picked this

   If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize

   We don't have any means to prove that you should sincerely apologize. The first sentence only gives us criteria that would allow you to derive that you shouldn't: - you didn't wrong that person - you're apologizing for something other than wronging that person We know: should apologize → committed wrongful act and this says committed wrongful act → should apologize

   2%
4. D

   Unsupported Relationship2% picked this

   An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be

   This says apology apology can't be sincerely → can't be sincerely accepted offered As we examined with (B), the criteria for sincerely offering an apology are non-overlapping with the criteria for sincerely accepting an apology, so there's no way to make one of them trigger the other.

   2%
5. E

   Correct71% picked this

   An apology cannot be both sincerely offered and sincerely accepted unless each person acknowledges that a

   Why this is right

   This is saying that both sincere offers of apologies and sincere acceptance of apologies require that a wrongful act has occurred. We knew that offering a sincere apology required two things: 1. acknowledge you acted wrongfully 2. intend to avoid that act in the future We knew that sincerely accepting an apology required two things: 1. acknowledge a wrong 2. vow not to hold a grudge It looks like we can derive this answer choice, since both of those required "acknowledging that a wrongful act has occurred".

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

   71%