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by bblast » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:25 pm
18. Editorialist: In all cultures, it is almost universally
accepted that one has a moral duty to prevent
members of one's family from being harmed.
Thus, few would deny that if a person is known
by the person's parents to be falsely accused of a
crime, it would be morally right for the parents to
hide the accused from the police. Hence, it is also
likely to be widely accepted that it is sometimes
morally right to obstruct the police in their work.
The reasoning in the editorialist's argument is most
vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that this argument
(A) utilizes a single type of example for the purpose
of justifying a broad generalization
(B) fails to consider the possibility that other moral
principles would be widely recognized as
overriding any obligation to protect a family
member from harm
(C) presumes, without providing justification, that
allowing the police to arrest an innocent
person assists rather than obstructs justice
(D) takes for granted that there is no moral
obligation to obey the law
(E) takes for granted that the parents mentioned in
the example are not mistaken about their
child's innocence


I went for A OA B
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by Target2009 » Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:28 pm
bblast wrote: 18. Editorialist: In all cultures, it is almost universally accepted that one has a moral duty to prevent members of one's family from being harmed. Thus, few would deny that if a person is known by the person's parents to be falsely accused of a crime, it would be morally right for the parents to hide the accused from the police. Hence, it is also likely to be widely accepted that it is sometimes morally right to obstruct the police in their work.
The reasoning in the editorialist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that this argument
(A) utilizes a single type of example for the purpose of justifying a broad generalization
(B) fails to consider the possibility that other moral principles would be widely recognized as overriding any obligation to protect a family member from harm
(C) presumes, without providing justification, that allowing the police to arrest an innocent person assists rather than obstructs justice
(D) takes for granted that there is no moral obligation to obey the law
(E) takes for granted that the parents mentioned in the example are not mistaken about their child's innocence - this attacks the premise.
IMO - B,
A is not correct because conclusion says "it is also likely to be widely accepted that it is sometimes morally right to obstruct the police in their work"
Main Premise: it's widely accepted that we have a duty to protect our families from harm, and so most would agree that parents would be right to hide a child falsely accused of a crime.
But argument fail to consider other moral right for example following LAW and choice B say that.

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by mundasingh123 » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:36 am
So Glad to get this 1 right.The first of bblast's Super Tuf Posts today.
Stuck between A,D and E

Eliminated D because it doesnt the consider the possiblity of False accusation
Eliminated E because the stimulus says "if a person is known by the person's parents " and the Answer Choice says "parents mentioned in the example are not mistaken about their "
But in case of these questions we do need to get our responses verified by an expert