#4 - Principle: It is unethical for someone who has bought an item

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

Strengthen, Principle. The correct answer choice is (B).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

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[lemonade42]

Hello, I chose E at first. I thought that "using the camera in the manner for which he bought it" meant that he used it for the reason that he bought it for. So, that he got "all the use that he intended to get". I didn't choose B because I thought there is the possibility that he didn't even use it at the party. So therefore suggesting he didn't use it in the way that he intended. Can someone please explain why B is better than E? Thank you!

[Dana D]

Hey Lemonade,

Answer choice (E) is more open ended in terms of defining what use James intended to get out of the camera. We're told that he is returning it because he thought a different one might work better, not because he no longer had any intended use for the camera. "In the manner for which he bought it" is pretty vague - perhaps James is a professional videographer and he used the camera for work, intending to do so indefinitely, and he's just returning it because he thinks there's another option that might work better.

Remember we're looking for an answer choice which most justifies the application of the principle - answer (E) is good but not great when we have the option of answer choice (B). Answer (B) tells us James bought the camera for one use - to avoid hiring a professional videographer for his sister's graduation. Whether or not he actually used the camera is irrelevant; he bought it for that event, and once the event was over that is the only reason he returned the camera. This more closely follows the principle outlined in the stimulus.

Does that make sense?