Ethicist: It is morally right

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct48% picked this

   Kathryn revealed a secret entrusted to her by her brother. Kathryn did not promise not to reveal the secret and her revealing it was

   Why this is right

   Since this is concluding "not morally right", we'll look to rule 1. Do we establish either that "there was no legal obligation to reveal" or "revealing will harm the revealer"? Yes! It says "she was under no legal obligation to reveal". That's all we need to hear. It was not morally right. ~Legal obligation or ? not morally right to reveal secret Will harm oneself

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

   48%
2. B

   Impossible Conclusion6% picked this

   Jae admitted in confidence to his defense attorney that he was guilty of the crime with which he had been charged. His attorney, knowing

   The conclusion here says "was morally right", so we can throw this one out without reading it. Our rules only have the power to prove "not morally right" or "was morally wrong". ~Legal obligation or ? not morally right to reveal secret Will harm oneself promised not to reveal and ? morally wrong revealing likely to harm others

   6%
3. C

   Incomplete Trigger Match19% picked this

   A doctor informed Judy that she should not tell her father that he was in critical condition, since such knowledge sometimes makes patients despondent

   The conclusion here is "morally wrong", so we look to Rule 2. Do we establish both that someone "promised not to reveal a secret" and that "revealing this secret is likely to harm others"? Nope, we don't establish either. Revealing this secret is said to "sometimes" lead to harm, but we don't have likely harm. And there's nothing that says Judy promised not to reveal a secret. promised not to reveal and ? morally wrong revealing likely to harm others

   19%
4. D

   Impossible Conclusion11% picked this

   Phil was arrested for bank robbery and under interrogation was asked to fulfill a legal obligation to reveal the identity of his accomplice. Despite

   The conclusion here says "was morally right", so we can throw this one out without reading it. Our rules only have the power to prove "not morally right" or "was morally wrong". ~Legal obligation or ? not morally right to reveal secret Will harm oneself promised not to reveal and ? morally wrong revealing likely to harm others

   11%
5. E

   Impossible Conclusion17% picked this

   After writing a story about a possible political scandal, a journalist invoked her legal rights and refused to reveal the names of her sources

   The conclusion here says "was morally right", so we can throw this one out without reading it. Our rules only have the power to prove "not morally right" or "was morally wrong". ~Legal obligation or ? not morally right Will harm oneself to reveal secret promised not to reveal and ? morally wrong revealing likely to harm others

   17%