Must be TrueDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Some good qualities help the person who has them while others don't, but a quality isn't a 'virtue' if it hurts other people.
Reasoning: Moral virtues can either benefit the person who has them or not, but a characteristic cannot be a moral virtue if it is harmful to others.
Analysis: The stimulus provides a necessary condition for a moral virtue: it must not be detrimental to others. It also identifies honesty and generosity as moral virtues. By combining these, we can conclude that honesty and generosity are not detrimental to others. This is a straightforward application of a rule to a set of examples. Look for an answer that reflects this deduction without adding outside information.
Reasoning: Moral virtues can either benefit the person who has them or not, but a characteristic cannot be a moral virtue if it is harmful to others.
Analysis: The stimulus provides a necessary condition for a moral virtue: it must not be detrimental to others. It also identifies honesty and generosity as moral virtues. By combining these, we can conclude that honesty and generosity are not detrimental to others. This is a straightforward application of a rule to a set of examples. Look for an answer that reflects this deduction without adding outside information.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage22.If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
Correct Answer
B
Honesty is cited as a moral virtue. By the rule’s contrapositive, any moral virtue does not tend to be detrimental to others. Therefore, being honest tends not to be detrimental to other people.
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