Draw distinction ·Between cosmic justice and traditional justice
Traditional justice is based on process. Inference: if cosmic justice is fundamentally different from traditional justice, then cosmic justice is not based on process.
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Question Type
Implied
Principle or generalization
The correct answer will be a principle that Passage A relies on, but that Passage B does not rely on. If you’re using the Split Approach, start by eliminating any answers that Passage A doesn’t rely on. Then, after Passage B, eliminate any remaining answers that Passage B does rely on.
a
One should refrain ████ ██████ ████ ███ █████ ████████ ████████████
Passage A doesn’t use this principle, because it doesn’t argue that we should “refrain from action” — meaning, don’t do anything. Passage A argues that we shouldn’t take into account certain factors, but this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take any action.
Passage A doesn’t discuss deterrence. Since we can eliminate based on Passage A, we don’t need to consider Passage B.
c
Although we should ███ ██ ███████ ████████ ██ ██████ █████████ ████ ██ ██████ ██████ ███
Passage A doesn’t use this principle, because it doesn’t argue that we should aim at perfect justice.
d
One should not ████ ████████ ██ ██ ██████ ██████ ███ █████ ███ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ██████████ ███
Passage A doesn’t use this principle, because it never argues that we shouldn’t pass judgment on an action. It argues that, in passing judgment, we shouldn’t take into account certain factors. But this is different from arguing that we shouldn’t pass judgment.
e
If a goal ██ █████ ██ ██ ███████████ ████ ██ ██████ ███ ██ ██████████
This underlies Passage A’s argument that because we cannot understand how all the various causal inputs affect an action, we shouldn’t try to take these inputs into account.
Passage B doesn’t use this principle, because it never argues that something shouldn’t be attempted due to its impossibility. Passage B does criticize cosmic justice, but not on the basis of its impossibility to attain.
Difficulty
44% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%161
169
75%176
Analysis
Implied
Principle or generalization
Comparative
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
16%
166
b
2%
162
c
30%
163
d
7%
162
e
44%
170
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