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Passage Summary: If a government-funded artist makes it big, they should pay the money back so the government can use it to help the next group of artists.
Conclusion: Successful artists who received public subsidies are morally obligated to repay them if they are able.
Reasoning: Repaying the money provides a necessary source of funding for other artists who also deserve support.
Analysis: To justify this conclusion, we need a principle that turns a 'good result' into a 'moral requirement.' The gap in the argument is between the fact that the money would be 'welcome' and the claim that the artist is 'obliged' to provide it. Look for a principle that states if an action supports a worthy cause or a public system from which one has benefited, that action becomes a moral necessity.
Conclusion: Successful artists who received public subsidies are morally obligated to repay them if they are able.
Reasoning: Repaying the money provides a necessary source of funding for other artists who also deserve support.
Analysis: To justify this conclusion, we need a principle that turns a 'good result' into a 'moral requirement.' The gap in the argument is between the fact that the money would be 'welcome' and the claim that the artist is 'obliged' to provide it. Look for a principle that states if an action supports a worthy cause or a public system from which one has benefited, that action becomes a moral necessity.
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Unlock Full Passage14.Which one of the following principles, if established, most helps to justify the conclusion in the passage?
Correct Answer
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It supplies exactly the bridge: a subsidy is a debt rightly forgiven only if the debtor can’t repay or the creditor isn’t interested. Here, the artist can repay, and the agency would welcome the funds; thus, the artist is obliged to repay.
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