Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT146 S1 Q8 Explanation

Philosopher: It has been argued

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Stimulus

Philosopher: It has been argued that because particular moral codes differ between cultures, morality must be entirely a product of culture and cannot be grounded in some universal human nature. This argument is flawed. Research suggests that certain moral attitudes, such as disapproval of unfairness and cruelty, are shared across all cultures. different cultural contexts, provide the basis for many different cuisines, _______ .

What this question is testing

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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.

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The question
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Which one of the following most logically completes

Answer choices

  1. Doesn't Line Up With Analogy3% picked this

    moral codes tend to be based in the specific contexts in

    On the food side, both parts of the analogy dealt with the universal tastes, so we'd expect both parts of the morality side to include a mention of shared moral attitudes. FOOD MORALITY each culture has each culture has the universal tastes certain shared of sweet & salty moral attitudes universal tastes can moral codes are provide basis for many usually based on different cuisines a specific context

  2. Doesn't Line Up With Analogy6% picked this

    the moral codes of most cultures resemble each other in

    On the food side, both parts of the analogy dealt with the universal tastes, so we'd expect both parts of the morality side to include a mention of shared moral attitudes. FOOD MORALITY each culture has each culture has the universal tastes certain shared of sweet & salty moral attitudes universal tastes can moral codes of provide basis for many most cultures different cuisines have similarities

  3. Correct75% picked this

    a variety of moral codes can be based in shared

    Why this is right

    This is our best match for the missing spot in the analogy. FOOD MORALITY each culture has each culture has the universal tastes certain shared of sweet & salty moral attitudes universal tastes can a variety of moral provide basis for codes can come from many diff cuisines shared attitudes

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

  4. Doesn't Line Up With Analogy4% picked this

    it is possible to understand the basis of the moral codes

    On the food side, both parts of the analogy dealt with the universal tastes, so we'd expect both parts of the morality side to include a mention of shared moral attitudes. FOOD MORALITY each culture has each culture has the universal tastes certain shared of sweet & salty moral attitudes universal tastes can it's possible to provide basis for many understand other different cuisines culture's moral codes

  5. Reversed Causal Relationship13% picked this

    moral attitudes can be adapted to suit the moral codes of

    This is a close contender, but it messes up the causal impact intended. The author thinks that the foundation of morality are these shared moral attitudes (just like the foundation of cooking are universal tastes like sweet and salty). Cuisines adapt to these underlying tastes. Moral codes adapt to these underlying attitudes. This is saying that the universal, shared moral attitudes get adapted, but those are supposed to be the unchanging bedrock. FOOD MORALITY each culture has each culture has the universal tastes certain shared of sweet & salty moral attitudes universal tastes can moral attitudes can provide basis for many be adapted to suit different cuisines a culture's moral code This would be like saying, "Our taste for sweet and salty can be adapted in order to enjoy a certain cuisine".

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