Argument Structure Questions - - Question 9

Consumer advocate:  The toy-labeling law should require manufacturers to provide explicit safety labels on toys to in...

Kathy3755 January 14, 2018

Principle vs conclusion

Can you explain how to differentiate a general principle from the conclusion?

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Mehran January 15, 2018

Hi @Kathy3755, thanks for your post. Principle questions may appear in the context of Must Be True questions or Strengthen questions. We strongly recommend that you review the video lectures associated with our Principle questions unit.

This specific question presents you with an argument. The consumer advocate's conclusion is that "the toy-labeling law should require manufacturers to provide explicit safety labels on toys to indicate what hazards the toys pose." The support for this conclusion follows this statement: the current laws require only labels regarding age range; although these laws have reduced the incidence of injuries to children, parents could prevent such injuries almost entirely if toy labels provided the explicit safety information the advocate recommends.

A principle is a general rule and typically includes a sufficient and a necessary condition.

Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

Rossalyn-Delfino June 20, 2018

I'm still confused on what a principle is? is it the main point? What is the role of it in the question?

Christopher June 21, 2018

@Rossalyn-Delfino, the principle isn't really the main point but rather a type of general rule. If you haven't, I'd advise you to watch the Principle question video. This isn't a Principle question, so it's not a good question to explain it on, but if you go through a few principle questions, it'll be more clear.