A tough CR- Principle

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A tough CR- Principle

by kanha81 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:44 am
I felt this was a tough CR question; however, a simlar view may not be shared by others. Grateful, if you can share your thoughts and ideas on dissecting this type of problems! :)

A gift is not generous unless it is intended to benefit
the recipient and is worth more than what is expected
or customary in the situation; a gift is selfish if it is
given to benefit the giver or is less valuable than is
customary.

Which one of the following judgments most closely
conforms to the principle above?

(A) Charles, who hates opera, was given two
expensive tickets to the opera. He in turn
gave them to his cousin, who loves opera, as
a birthday gift. Charles’s gift was selfish
because he paid nothing for the tickets.

(B) Emily gives her brother a year’s membership in
a health club. She thinks that this will allow
her brother to get the exercise he needs.
However, the gift is selfish because Emily’s
brother is hurt and offended by it.

(C) Amanda gives each of her clients an expensive
bottle of wine every year. Amanda’s gifts are
generous, since they cause the clients to
continue giving Amanda business.

(D) Olga gives her daughter a computer as a
graduation gift. Since this is the gift that all
children in Olga’s family receive for
graduation, it is not generous.

(E) Michael gave his nephew $50 as a birthday
gift, more than he had ever given before.
Michael’s nephew, however, lost the money.
Therefore, Michael’s gift was not generous
because it did not benefit the recipient.

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by scoobydooby » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:03 pm
i like D

A. doesnt conform to the concept of selfish gift. no benefits to the Charles and doesnt say if value is less than customary

B. selfish gift is not defined by the feeling of the receiver.

C. not generous as it benefits Amanda, the giver.

D. correct, iMO. the value of the gift is not more than is customary. conforms to the concept of "non generous" gift

E. the gift was "intended" to benefit the nephew. what the nephew does with it is out of scope. it doesnt make the gift non generous.

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Re: A tough CR- Principle

by sg1928 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:24 pm
kanha81 wrote:I felt this was a tough CR question; however, a simlar view may not be shared by others. Grateful, if you can share your thoughts and ideas on dissecting this type of problems! :)

A gift is not generous unless it is intended to benefit
the recipient and is worth more than what is expected
or customary in the situation; a gift is selfish if it is
given to benefit the giver or is less valuable than is
customary.

Which one of the following judgments most closely
conforms to the principle above?

(A) Charles, who hates opera, was given two
expensive tickets to the opera. He in turn
gave them to his cousin, who loves opera, as
a birthday gift. Charles’s gift was selfish
because he paid nothing for the tickets.

(B) Emily gives her brother a year’s membership in
a health club. She thinks that this will allow
her brother to get the exercise he needs.
However, the gift is selfish because Emily’s
brother is hurt and offended by it.

(C) Amanda gives each of her clients an expensive
bottle of wine every year. Amanda’s gifts are
generous, since they cause the clients to
continue giving Amanda business.

(D) Olga gives her daughter a computer as a
graduation gift. Since this is the gift that all
children in Olga’s family receive for
graduation, it is not generous.

(E) Michael gave his nephew $50 as a birthday
gift, more than he had ever given before.
Michael’s nephew, however, lost the money.
Therefore, Michael’s gift was not generous
because it did not benefit the recipient.

Thanks a bunch.
I go with 'D'. We can summarize the argument as below:

Gift is:

Generous: 1) It benefits the recepient & 2) Worth > expected.
Selfish : 1) benefits the giver 2) Worth < expected


A) Not selfish because it doesn't support 2
B) It can't be selfish because it benefits the recepient and there is no mention about it's worth.
C)No mention about the worthiness of the gift.
E) worthiness is compared with what Mike gifted before and not what is expected as a custom. Hence fails.

Left with D) It fits the bill of not being generous because it is not more than what is expected.

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by kris77 » Fri May 13, 2016 11:44 pm
I would go with option D as the correct option