Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT143 S4 Q25 Explanation

There can be no individual freedom

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TopicsSufficient Assumption

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Stimulus

There can be no individual freedom without the rule of law, for there is no individual freedom without social integrity, and pursuing the possible without social integrity.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
25.

The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Reversal13% picked this

    There can be no rule of law without

    This reverses the gap RL ? SI between the first premise and the conclusion.

  2. Correct49% picked this

    There can be no social integrity without the rule

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap SI ? RL between the first premise and the conclusion.

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

  3. Reversal30% picked this

    One cannot pursue the good life without the rule

    This would bridge IF ? SI the gap if the SI ? GL second premise GL ? RL were reversed. ? IF ? RL

  4. Reversal5% picked this

    Social integrity is possible only if individual

    This reverses the first SI ? IF premise.

  5. Reversal3% picked this

    There can be no rule of law without

    This reverses the RL ? IF conclusion of the argument.

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