Logical Reasoning

PT14 · S4 · Q2 You should not praise an act

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You should not praise an act of apparent generosity unless you believe it is actually performed out of selfless motives, and you should not condemn an act of apparent selfishness unless you believe it is actually performed out of self-centered motives.

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.

2.

Which one of the following judgments conforms to the principle stated above?

  1. Caroline rightly blamed her coworker

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. It was correct for Sarah

    Trap

    9% picked this

  3. Enrich justifiably excused his friend

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    Daniel was right not to

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  5. Albert correctly criticized Louise for

    Trap

    2% picked this

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