Two things are true of all immoral actions. First, if they are performed in public, they offend public sensibilities....
EmmaOctober 8, 2017
why not D
hi. I understand why A is correct. However I was very tripped up and confused by D. I'm still having a hard time seeing why d is a valid conclusion and therefore incorrect answer. can you please help
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On a "must be false" question like this, we are looking for the answer that directly contradicts the stimulus, and that cannot be true based on the information presented in the stimulus.
First, let's be sure we understand why (A) "must be false" / "cannot be true," and thus is the right answer on this particular question.
The stimulus states that all immoral actions are accompanied by feelings of guilt. This can be diagrammed as IA ==> FG.
Yet answer choice (A) says that "some immoral actions . . . are not accompanied by feelings of guilt." The test writers try to throw you off by adding in "that are not performed in public" in the middle, but pay that no mind. The stimulus says ALL immoral actions ARE accompanied by feelings of guilt, so answer choice (A) must be false / cannot be true.
All right. Now let's look at answer choice (D). "Some actions that are accompanied by feelings of guilt are not immoral, even if they frequently offend public sensibilities." This can be diagrammed as FG-some-not IA.
We don't know anything that "must be true" about actions that are accompanied by feelings of guilt. Put differently, the stimulus does not establish any rules about actions that are accompanied by feelings of guilt (i.e., if FG was in the sufficient position of a diagrammed statement).
For this reason, the statement in answer choice (D) could be true, or could be false. It is not necessarily false, and it does not rise to the "must be false/cannot be true" level.
Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any additional questions!
