PT154 S1 Q11 ExplanationIt is morally praiseworthy

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   Out of Scope: moral condemnation5% picked this

   An action motivated by concern for oneself cannot be deserving of

   We're looking for a missing link like, "An action motivated by concern for onseself cannot also be done out of respect for morality". Since this answer won't allow us to prove that Downing's honesty was not out of respect for morality, it's functionally useless to us.

   5%
2. B

   Too Weak: some Unrelated to Goal10% picked this

   Some actions that are essentially honest are not

   Answers that provide only one-data-point worth of information are almost always wrong on Strengthen / Weaken / Paradox / Principle-Strengthen / Sufficient Assumption, so seeing this answer begin Some is an immediate red flag. Since this answer won't allow us to prove that Downing's honesty was not out of respect for morality, it's functionally useless to us.

   10%
3. C

   Correct82% picked this

   An action performed out of respect for morality cannot also be an action motivated by

   Why this is right

   Like most correct answers on Sufficient Assumption, this gives us the correct answer in contrapositive form. It says: Performed out of ? not motivated by respect for morality concern for self And the contrapositive matches our prediction Motivated by ? not performed out of concern for self respect for morality If we prefer to view the whole thing formally, the Conclusion we need to prove looks like this logic path (we extend the arrow so that we can see which parts of the path have been supplied by the evidence). CONC Downing's -------------------------> not worthy action of praise EVIDENCE Downing's -> motiv by action cncrn 4 self not out of ----> not worthy resp 4 moral of praise The conclusion is trying to get from Idea 1 to Idea 4. The evidence connects 1 to 2, and it connects 3 to 4. Our answer provides the missing link from 2 to 3.

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

   82%
4. D

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   The moral praiseworthiness of an action can be judged only according to standards that refer to the circumstances

   We're looking for a missing link like, "An action motivated by concern for onseself cannot also be done out of respect for morality". Since this answer won't allow us to prove that Downing's honesty was not out of respect for morality, it's functionally useless to us.

   1%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Morality demands that one be honest, even in cases where this could be detrimental to

   We're looking for a missing link like, "An action motivated by concern for onseself cannot also be done out of respect for morality". Since this answer won't allow us to prove that Downing's honesty was not out of respect for morality, it's functionally useless to us.

   1%