PT60.S3.Q20 - principle: one should criticize

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• The 180 Bro_OVO Alum Inactive ⭐

  April 2016 1392 karma

  
  Here's My Take:
  C = Criticize
  H = Harm
  BSOTO = Benefit Someone Other Than Oneself
  
  
  Principle:
  C--> /H & BSOTO
  
  Application:
  There is an error in Jason’s criticism if he did so knowing that it would not benefit someone other than himself. This is what A says.
  
  
  
  Does this help?
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  runiggyrun Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  April 2016 2481 karma

  I would add a modification to the explanation proposed by @"The 180 Bro_OVO"
  The principle as stated in the argument is actually
  C-->/H & knowing/expecting BSOTO
  
  So, you can get to /C two ways:
  H-->/C
  or
  /(knowing BSOTO)-->/C
  
  In English: if the criticism harms someone, OR if you don't hope/expect it to be useful you shouldn't do it.
  That second premise can be achieved in a couple of ways: either you know it will be useless, or you simply don't know that it will be useful.
  
  The argument gives us /BSOTO (we know the criticism wasn't useful, because the errors were so glaring anybody could see them, so no benefit was derived from pointing them out), but it doesn't tell us that Jarrett KNEW that. You need the knowledge part to match the principle, and that's what answer A gives us.
• attorneysomerville Free Trial Member

  April 2016 75 karma

  Elegant and essential distinction, Runniggyrun.