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Zorluk: OrtaIdentifying Sufficient Assumptions

Ethicist: A charitable action possesses true moral worth only if it stems from a genuine sense of duty. Furthermore, it is well established that no actions primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition stem from a genuine sense of duty. It follows necessarily that any corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image lacks true moral worth.

Which one of the following, if assumed, enables the conclusion to be properly drawn?

  1. Any corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image is primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition.Cevap
  2. B
    Any charitable action that is primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition is a corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image.
  3. C
    Most corporate philanthropy initiatives designed to improve a company's public image are primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition.
  4. D
    An action lacks true moral worth only if it is a corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image.
  5. E
    Any corporate philanthropy initiative that is not designed to improve a company's public image possesses true moral worth.

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The assumption that any corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image is primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition.
The argument concludes that corporate philanthropy initiatives designed to improve public image lack true moral worth. The premises establish a formal chain: if an action is motivated by a desire for public recognition, it does not stem from a genuine sense of duty, and therefore it lacks true moral worth. To properly draw the conclusion, we must connect the subject of the conclusion to this established chain. The correct answer acts as this perfect logical bridge by stating that any such corporate initiative is indeed primarily motivated by a desire for public recognition, thus guaranteeing that it lacks true moral worth.

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1
Identify the main conclusion of the argument.
The conclusion is: Any corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve a company's public image lacks true moral worth.
This is the endpoint of the argument, explicitly indicated by the phrase 'It follows necessarily that'.
2
Map the formal logic of the premises.
Premise 1: True moral worth -> Stems from a genuine sense of duty. Premise 2: Motivated by a desire for public recognition -> Does NOT stem from a genuine sense of duty.
Mapping conditional statements reveals the existing logical chain constructed by the author.
3
Combine the premises using contrapositives.
The contrapositive of Premise 1 is: Does NOT stem from a genuine sense of duty -> Lacks true moral worth. Linking this to Premise 2 yields: Motivated by a desire for public recognition -> Lacks true moral worth.
We must find out what the premises collectively prove about the concept of moral worth.
4
Identify the gap between the premise chain and the conclusion.
The premises prove that seeking public recognition leads to a lack of moral worth. The conclusion claims that corporate initiatives designed to improve public image lack moral worth. The missing link is connecting these specific corporate initiatives to the desire for public recognition.
A sufficient assumption must mathematically bridge the gap between the evidence provided and the final conclusion drawn.
5
Formulate the necessary bridge to guarantee the conclusion.
We must assume: Corporate philanthropy initiative designed to improve public image -> Motivated by a desire for public recognition.
Adding this conditional statement allows the argument to flow unbroken from the subject of the conclusion to the final judgment of lacking moral worth.

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