Principle ApplicationDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: An ethicist sets boundaries for secrets: you should only tell if the law requires it and you won't get hurt, but you definitely shouldn't tell if you promised not to and it would hurt someone else.
Reasoning: The ethicist provides two rules: revealing a secret is only right if there is a legal duty and no self-harm, and it is definitely wrong if there was a promise of secrecy and others will likely be harmed.
Analysis: This is a Principle Application question, so we need to find a scenario that perfectly aligns with these conditional rules. The first rule establishes necessary conditions for an action to be 'right' (Right -> Legal Obligation AND No Self-Harm). The second rule establishes sufficient conditions for an action to be 'wrong' (Promise AND Harm to Others -> Wrong). Look for an answer choice where a character's decision to speak or stay silent is justified by meeting all the specific criteria mentioned in one of these two rules.
Reasoning: The ethicist provides two rules: revealing a secret is only right if there is a legal duty and no self-harm, and it is definitely wrong if there was a promise of secrecy and others will likely be harmed.
Analysis: This is a Principle Application question, so we need to find a scenario that perfectly aligns with these conditional rules. The first rule establishes necessary conditions for an action to be 'right' (Right -> Legal Obligation AND No Self-Harm). The second rule establishes sufficient conditions for an action to be 'wrong' (Promise AND Harm to Others -> Wrong). Look for an answer choice where a character's decision to speak or stay silent is justified by meeting all the specific criteria mentioned in one of these two rules.
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Unlock Full Passage21.The principles cited by the ethicist most help to justify the reasoning in which one of the following?
Correct Answer
A
A applies the first principle correctly. Since there was no legal obligation to reveal, the necessary condition for being morally right is not met; thus we can conclude the action was not morally right, regardless of potential benefits or the lack of a promise.
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