#22 - Since anyone who makes an agreement has an obligation

[SGD2021]

Hello,

I am still confused about how this is true about the stimulus: "it takes for granted that any obligation to perform an action is a legal obligation." It seems to me that the last sentence of the stimulus does not commit this flaw, so is the equivocation between "obligation" and "legal obligation" happening between the premises (which discuss an obligation) and the conclusion (which discusses a legal obligation)?

Thank you!

[Beth Hayden]

Hi SGD,

The problem is that the last sentence says that having a legal obligation to perform a given action is the same as an obligation to fulfill an agreement between individuals. So the act of saying they are the same is itself a flaw because even though a legal obligation is a type of obligation, that doesn't mean that they are equivalent.

Hope that helps!
Beth