Passage Summary: Downing told the truth, but he only did it to help himself, so the author says he doesn't deserve any moral credit.

Conclusion: Downing's act of telling the truth was not morally praiseworthy.

Reasoning: Moral praise requires acting out of respect for morality, but Downing was motivated by his own self-interest.

Analysis: The argument establishes a necessary condition for praise: one must act out of respect for morality. It then points out Downing acted out of self-interest. The 'gap' here is the assumption that acting out of self-interest means he was *not* also acting out of respect for morality. To make this conclusion bulletproof, we need an assumption that these two motivations cannot coexist or that self-interest precludes moral respect. Look for an answer that bridges the gap between Downing's specific motive and the general requirement for praise.