QUESTION TEXT: Committee member: We should not vote to…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle
CONCLUSION: We shouldn’t put a drunk in charge of the army.
REASONING: We need leaders who can set a good example.
ANALYSIS: This is probably a good argument, though who knows? Maybe the best candidate, the only one who can win the war, has a drinking problem.
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- CORRECT. This is the principle behind the committee member’s argument. If you can’t do certain important jobs within an organization, then you shouldn’t get the top job.
- The committee member only says that the leader must have been capable of serving at other levels.
- The committee member only said the leader needs to have been qualified to hold three jobs: command of a missile wing, bomber squadron and a contingent of fighter jets.
- The committee member didn’t say that drunks should be excluded from all lesser positions.
- The committee member didn’t say anything about other reasons for not being able to command a missile wing. If someone was incapable for technical reasons, maybe the person would still qualify for top command.
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