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Suppose that you write a poor essay and your teacher gives you a low grade. You tell your teacher, "If you were in my place, you wouldn't want to be given a low grade; so, by the golden rule, you ought not to give me a low grade."

What is wrong with this reasoning?

    { 1 } - GR doesn't tell what specific act to do. Instead, it forbids an inconsistent action-desire combination.
    { 2 } - GR is about your present attitude toward a hypothetical situation.
    { 3 } - Both of the above are defects in the reasoning.
    { 4 } - Nothing is wrong with this reasoning.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you write a poor essay and your teacher gives you a low grade. You tell your teacher, "If you were in my place, you wouldn't want to be given a low grade; so, by the golden rule, you ought not to give me a low grade."

What is wrong with this reasoning?

This is one of the defects in the reasoning.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you write a poor essay and your teacher gives you a low grade. You tell your teacher, "If you were in my place, you wouldn't want to be given a low grade; so, by the golden rule, you ought not to give me a low grade."

What is wrong with this reasoning?

    { 1 } - GR doesn't tell what specific act to do. Instead, it forbids an inconsistent action-desire combination.
    { 2 } - GR is about your present attitude toward a hypothetical situation.
    { 3 } - Both of the above are defects in the reasoning.
    { 4 } - Nothing is wrong with this reasoning.

Your teacher should be able to say, "I'm willing that if I were in this situation then I be given a low grade" -- and thus satisfy GR.

This is one of the defects in the reasoning.

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3 is correct!

Suppose that you write a poor essay and your teacher gives you a low grade. You tell your teacher, "If you were in my place, you wouldn't want to be given a low grade; so, by the golden rule, you ought not to give me a low grade."

What is wrong with this reasoning?

    { 1 } - GR doesn't tell what specific act to do. Instead, it forbids an inconsistent action-desire combination.
    { 2 } - GR is about your present attitude toward a hypothetical situation.
    { 3 } - Both of the above are defects in the reasoning.
    { 4 } - Nothing is wrong with this reasoning.

Your teacher should be able to say, "I'm willing that if I were in this situation then I be given a low grade" -- and thus satisfy GR.

GR won't force your teacher to give you good grades for poor work!

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4 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you write a poor essay and your teacher gives you a low grade. You tell your teacher, "If you were in my place, you wouldn't want to be given a low grade; so, by the golden rule, you ought not to give me a low grade."

What is wrong with this reasoning?

    { 1 } - GR doesn't tell what specific act to do. Instead, it forbids an inconsistent action-desire combination.
    { 2 } - GR is about your present attitude toward a hypothetical situation.
    { 3 } - Both of the above are defects in the reasoning.
    { 4 } - Nothing is wrong with this reasoning.

Sorry, but GR won't force your teacher to give you good grades for poor work!

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