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Stimulus says: Manners are necessarily social (i.e. manners require a social element). Morals are not necessarily social (i.e. morals do not require a social element). Rules of etiquette do not apply to situations with morals or manners alone.

Things I noted upon reading:

  • If manners apply, we better see a social element.

  • Morals may apply if there is a social element. Morals may not apply if there is a social element.

  • Morals may apply if there is NOT a social element. Morals may not apply if there is NOT a social element.

  • Rules of etiquette will not apply to a situation that is purely moral or purely manners.

  • Rules may or may not apply to a situation that is both moral and manners.

    • Most strongly supported?

    A: You can be immoral without causing harm. (i.e. you can not be moral in a case that is not social). Yep, this fits with #3 above.

    B: An immoral act is never a violation of etiquette. This could be false if the situation also involved manners, so we can´t say it is supported.

    C: Morality applies only when one is alone. I think you´d only choose this if you were hella confused.

    D.: It is more important... I stopped reading right there and knew this was wrong. There is no comparison being made in the stimulus.

    E: A social situation will never have anything to do with morality. Clearly wrong based on #2 and #3 described above.

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