If Prisoners Are Discharged Without Any Skills, Then They Will

question 195

Multiple Choice

If prisoners are discharged without any skills, then they will return to a life of crime. If prisoners are unable to get jobs, then they will return to a life of crime. Thus, if prisoners are discharged without any skills, then they will be unable to get jobs.

• A) Deductive, invalid.
• B) Deductive, valid.
• C) Inductive, weak.
• D) Inductive, cogent.
• E) Inductive, strong.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A consequence aimed at reducing a behavior, typically involving unpleasant or undesirable outcomes for the recipient.

Immanent Justice

The belief often held by children that moral wrongs will be immediately punished and virtues rewarded, regardless of human intervention.

Autonomous Moral Reasoning

Refers to the ability of individuals to make ethical decisions based on their own principles and understanding rather than external pressures.

Postconventional Thinking

A stage of moral development where individuals make decisions based on personal principles and ethics, transcending societal norms.