Self-study
Sometimes individuals must choose between two courses of action: one that most benefits the community and another that most benefits the person making the decision. █████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ███████████ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ██████ ██ ██████ ████ ██████████ ██ ███████████ ██ ██ █████████ █ █████████ ██ ████ ██████████ ██ ██████ ███ ██████████ ███ █████████████ ███ ███████ ███████████ ██ ████ ████ ███████ ██████ ██████ ████████ ██ ███ ██ ████████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ███ ███████████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ███ ███ ██████████
Objective: Apply a Principle
The question stem asks us to find the application of a principle, so we should start by understanding the principle. The stimulus explains that when individuals have to choose between the public good and their own interests, they usually pursue their own interests. That leads to our principle, that governments should try to disincentivize selfish choices, and incentivize choices that align with the public good.
When applying this principle, there are several elements to look for in an answer choice. At a glance, all answer choices involve a government action, so that won't help us narrow it down. But the correct answer should also involve an action that creates incentives or disincentives for individuals. And on top of that, the action should encourage choices that align with the public good. By checking for both of these elements, we can find the correct application of this principle.
Analysis by AlexandraNash
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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