Critical Reasoning

Two things are true of all immoral actions. First, if they are performed in public, they offend public sensibilities. Second, they are accompanied by feelings of guilt.

If all the statements above are true, then which one of the following must be false?

(A) Some immoral actions that are not performed in public are not accompanied by feelings of guilt.

(B) Immoral actions are wrong solely by virtue of being accompanied by feelings of guilt.

(C) Some actions that offend public sensibilities if they are performed in public are not accompanied by feelings of guilt.

(D) Some actions that are accompanied by feelings of guilt are not immoral, even if they frequently offend public sensibilities.

(E) Every action performed in public that is accompanied by feelings of guilt is immoral.


The correct answer is A.


This is a very simple or a classic case of causal reasoning question...

If I say that A causes B then I can only infer that if not B then Not A.

But I cannot infer that If not A then not B. You simply cannot infer the second situation as it is not known or it is actually not given when A does not happen. It is actually given what when A happens...

Thank You if this helped!