#14 - We have a moral obligation not to destroy books, even

[mcdonom4]

Hello!

I've run across several questions like this, asking for "the principle underlying the argument," but I'm having trouble identifying exactly what type of question it is. Is this a type of Must Be True or Parallel Reasoning question?

[Emily Haney-Caron]

Hi mcdonom,

Great question! This is a Strengthen - Principle question. Principle questions are an overlay over many different types of questions, so when you are being asked about a principle, you'll know that it is a principle subtype of some other type of question. In this case, it is a Strengthen question with s Principle overlay.

[lenihil]

Dear PowerScore,

Could you please explain what is wrong with answer choice (A)? Is that because "not to destroy books" is not an "action" which you can "devote effort to perform"?

Thank you for your help.

[Paul Marsh]

Hi lenihil! I think you are right on the money for why (A) is wrong: "not destroying books" doesn't really fall under the umbrella of "devoting effort to performing actions". In addition, there's at least some potential disconnect between "intellectual and emotional enrichment" in the stimulus and "improving other people's lives" in (A). (D), on the other hand, has none of those problems.

Hope that helps!

[lenihil]

Dear Paul,

Thank you for your help. Yes now I see that the incorrect answer choice (A) assumed that an improvement of life equals an intellectual and emotional enrishment to some degree.