TARA · Critical Thinking
TARA applying principles questions
Choose the judgement or case that follows a stated principle, and only that principle.
How to spot it
- Which of the following best illustrates the principle ...?
- Which judgement is most consistent with the principle ...?
Try one
Original example
Principle: A person should be held responsible for harm only if they could reasonably have foreseen it.
Which of the following judgements best follows this principle?
The method
- Restate the principle as a test: when does it apply, and what does it say?
- Check each option against both parts.
- Reject options that use a different reason, even if the verdict looks the same.
The trap
Watch forChoosing an option with the right verdict but the wrong reason.
Now a harder one
Harder
Principle: It is wrong to break a promise unless keeping it would cause serious harm to someone.
Which of the following, according to the principle, is an acceptable case of breaking a promise?