Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: People act worse online because they don't feel the same moral pressure as they do in person, so we need to start teaching them how to behave ethically on the web.

Conclusion: We should take active steps to teach people about the ethical use of the Internet.

Reasoning: The impersonal nature of the Internet reduces people's sense of moral constraint, leading to an increase in both old and new types of crime.

Analysis: This argument moves from a set of facts about human behavior to a recommendation for action, which requires a bridging principle. We need a rule that justifies taking educational action when a specific environment causes a decline in moral behavior or an increase in harm. Look for a principle that links the cause of the problem (reduced moral constraint) to the proposed solution (education). The ideal answer will state that if a medium encourages unethical behavior, society has an obligation to provide ethical instruction for that medium.

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Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning in the argument?

Correct Answer
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A directly links ethics education about a tool to an increased sense of moral responsibility in using it. Since the problem is diminished moral constraint online, this principle supports the recommendation to educate people about ethical Internet use.
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