Problem: The Thimble Corporation

Answer choices

1. A

   Opposite of Goal1% picked this

   If a customer believed that the expiration date had passed but applied for the rebate anyway, the Thimble Corporation is not obligated to

   We're looking for an answer that's saying, if a customer got screwed by the wrong expiration date, then Thimble should give them a "do-over" and let them submit for the rebate. In essence, we're looking for an answer that says, "if you didn't submit because you thought the rebate window had already expired, you should be given a grace period to submit now."

   1%
2. B

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Because some customers who knew that they were eligible for the rebate chose not to apply for it, the Thimble Corporation is not solely

   There's nothing in this answer that sounds like the right side of our Principle, which is that "Thimble is obligated to rectify the situation". If anything, this answer seems to be trying to let Thimble off the hook by spreading the blame around

   1%
3. C

   Correct93% picked this

   If there is a chance that any customers did not apply for the rebate because of an incorrect expiration date on their rebate coupon,

   Why this is right

   A customer who didn't apply for the rebate because they incorrectly thought the offer had already expired would be the unfair result of an unfair situation created by Thimble. Thus, according to the principle, Thimble is obligated to rectify this situation, which could mean seeking out those people and offering them the rebate.

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

   93%
4. D

   Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

   Because it cannot identify all of the customers who were adversely affected by the incorrect expiration date, the Thimble Corporation should deny the rebate

   We want a conclusion that sounds like "Thimble is obligated to rectify any unfair result". This conclusion is saying that Thimble should just inflict that unfair result on everyone. We might be tempted to think, "well if everyone is denied the rebate, then it's not really unfair anymore because everyone is being treated equally (crappily)." But that's not the intended spirit of that Principle. It would be a willful mis-read to think it's saying, "If you create a bad situation for some, you are obligated to make that bad situation apply to everyone, so that no one is more victimized than another". The verb "rectify" means "to fix / to make right". And in this context, making right would mean allowing people to get the rebate they were entitled to.

   3%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match2% picked this

   If a customer did not rely on an incorrect expiration date when applying for the rebate but was denied the rebate for any other

   We're looking for a Conclusion that sounds like "Thimble is obligated to rectify the unfair result". This one is saying, "Thimble is not obligated" to do something.

   2%