Most Strongly SupportedDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Every major Western moral theory claims to know what a 'good life' is, but if someone actually lived exactly by those rules, most people wouldn't actually want that kind of life.
Reasoning: Western moral theories attempt to define the good life, yet the majority of people would view a life that perfectly follows any of these theories as undesirable for themselves or their children.
Analysis: Since this is a 'Most Strongly Supported' question, we are looking for a statement that follows logically from the tension between theory and public opinion. The stimulus establishes a disconnect: the 'experts' (moral theorists) and the 'laypeople' (most people) have conflicting definitions of what makes a life worth living. A strong answer will likely suggest that these moral theories fail to capture what people actually value or that living a 'perfect' moral life according to these standards involves significant trade-offs. We should avoid any answer choice that makes an overly broad claim about which side is 'right,' focusing instead on the existence of the gap between them.
Reasoning: Western moral theories attempt to define the good life, yet the majority of people would view a life that perfectly follows any of these theories as undesirable for themselves or their children.
Analysis: Since this is a 'Most Strongly Supported' question, we are looking for a statement that follows logically from the tension between theory and public opinion. The stimulus establishes a disconnect: the 'experts' (moral theorists) and the 'laypeople' (most people) have conflicting definitions of what makes a life worth living. A strong answer will likely suggest that these moral theories fail to capture what people actually value or that living a 'perfect' moral life according to these standards involves significant trade-offs. We should avoid any answer choice that makes an overly broad claim about which side is 'right,' focusing instead on the existence of the gap between them.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage10.The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Correct Answer
C
C paraphrases the supportable takeaway: since most people reject the perfect exemplar of any one Western moral theory as living a good life, their conception of a good life doesn’t match that of any such theory.
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