PT152.S3.P3.Q17

PrepTest 152 - Section 3 - Passage 3 - Question 17

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Passage A.

P1

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Intro / Context / Premise · Legal system rests on questionable assumption that free will exists
Free will may not exist.
P2

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Premise · Free will does not exist at all
There is no unconnected spot in the brain that's independent of all other parts. There's nowhere for free will to hide, so to speak.
P3

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Premise · Even if a little free will exists
It's so small that it should not be considered significant.
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Conclusion · Blameworthiness should be removed from legal system
Because it falsely assumes free will exists. Legal system should be forward looking, focusing on future behavior of criminals.

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P6

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Question · Can the law discard the concept of free will?
P7

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Premise · Would be difficult at the level of the individual
Research suggests that individuals cling onto moral judgments and seek to assign blame even if they are primed to believe in determinism (i.e., no free will).
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Premise · Would be difficult at the level of society
We've tried in the past to focus only on rehabilitation but there was public backlash and retribution has returned.
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a

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There’s no evidence of disagreement. Passage B acknowledges that people might not have free will, which is something Passage A agrees with.

4%
b

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Passage A agrees with (B). But Passage B does not. So (B) is correct. Passage A thinks blame should be removed from the legal system. But Passage B doesn’t think it should be, because it isn’t feasible to eliminate blame from the legal system.

70%
c

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There’s no evidence of disagreement regarding imprisonment.

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d

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There’s no evidence of disagreement regarding whether completely determined actions are not free. Passage B never suggests that certain actions that Passage A doesn’t think are free actually are free.

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e

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Passage A doesn’t express an opinion about the ease of eliminating the concept of blame from everyday life. Also, Passage A discusses blame only in the context of the legal system, not as it relates to everyday life.

18%

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