Principle JustifyDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Since hanging out with people who share your beliefs makes life much better, everyone should have the legal freedom to pick their own friends.
Conclusion: The right to choose one's associates should not be restricted.
Reasoning: Associating with like-minded people makes it easier to live an enjoyable life where one's lifestyle choices are accepted.
Analysis: The essayist makes a jump from a 'benefit' (it's easier to be happy) to a 'right' (no one should be denied this freedom). To justify this, we need a principle that connects personal well-being or the pursuit of an enjoyable life to a guaranteed freedom. Look for an answer that states if a choice is essential for a person's happiness or lifestyle acceptance, that choice must be protected as a right.
Conclusion: The right to choose one's associates should not be restricted.
Reasoning: Associating with like-minded people makes it easier to live an enjoyable life where one's lifestyle choices are accepted.
Analysis: The essayist makes a jump from a 'benefit' (it's easier to be happy) to a 'right' (no one should be denied this freedom). To justify this, we need a principle that connects personal well-being or the pursuit of an enjoyable life to a guaranteed freedom. Look for an answer that states if a choice is essential for a person's happiness or lifestyle acceptance, that choice must be protected as a right.
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Unlock Full Passage23.Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the essayist's argument?
Correct Answer
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It supplies the needed bridge: whenever a freedom could make it less difficult to live an enjoyable life, no one should be denied that freedom. That turns the premises into the stated conclusion about freedom of association.
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