QUESTION TEXT: Principle: It is unethical for someone who…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Justify
CONCLUSION: It was unethical for James to purchase the camera and return it two weeks later.
REASONING: It is unethical for someone to buy an item and then return it to the store after they have gotten all the use from it that they ever intended.
ANALYSIS: The principle tells us when to apply it. If someone buys something, gets all their use out of it, and returns it, then that’s unethical. Here, we know James bought it and returned it. We know he had it for two weeks, but we don’t know if he got all the use he wanted. If we learn that he did, we can correctly conclude that it’s unethical.
___________
- This tells us that James used it, but not that he got all the use he initially wanted.
- CORRECT. This tells us that James fulfilled his whole purpose for the camera, and so we can conclude with our principle that it was unethical.
- This might be unethical for a different reason, but does not allow us to apply the principle.
- This doesn’t allow us to apply our principle, because we need a situation where he got all of his use out.
- In this scenario, James hasn’t got all of the use he intended. He still needs a video camera.
Free Logical Reasoning lesson
Get a free sample of the Logical Reasoning Mastery Seminar. Learn tips for solving LR questions
Leave a Reply