PrepTest 143, Section 2, Question 16
Passage A Saint Augustine wrote that to proceed(489 more words not shown)
Passage A(250 more words not shown)
Passage B(247 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(11 more words not shown)
- Athe harm that(12 more words not shown)
- Bthe consequences of(4 more words not shown)
- Cthe properties an(7 more words not shown)
- Dthe extent to(9 more words not shown)
- Einstances in which(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
A asks us to look beyond what the liar deserves. Lying back may harm the responder, other people and general trust. B instead follows the relationship between rational action, authorization and the right to respond. We're looking for a consideration raised in A that this argument in B does not introduce.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
A explicitly requires considering possible damage to oneself, other people, and trust more broadly (Passage A, paragraph 4). For example, lying to a known liar can still make others less willing to trust us. B does not weigh these harmful effects of responding in kind.
- B
A discusses the possible harm of lying back, not the consequences of declining to retaliate. It never argues, for example, that refusing to lie back will encourage further lying.
- C
Rational action belongs to B's discussion. A does not identify the properties needed for an action to qualify as rational, so this cannot be the A-only consideration.
- D
B expressly discusses the respect due rational beings, including offenders. A does not frame its reasoning in terms of how much respect rule-breakers deserve.
- E
A's hypothetical does not establish that lying to the liar wrongs him. It allows that he would have no cause for complaint, then considers other harms that may make the response unjustified. Those are different claims.
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