Passage Discussion

[BreeJ635]

Hi! I thought I had a good grasp of understanding the passage and how the argument was made however I missed more than half the questions for this passage and none for the others (which I thought were more difficult). Could someone please give a brief outline? Maybe I'm mischaracterizing approaches.

[ohthatpatrick]

Are you sure you weren't just looking at the wrong answer key?
(I'm asking that because you thought the answer to Q1 was C).

MAIN POINT:
Rawls' theory of justice went against utilitarianism and instead proposed a system in which fair procedures, involving a veil of ignorance, yielded just outcomes.

PURPOSE:
To present the ideas of an influential thinker


P1: Describing Utilitarianism and Rawls' objection to it

P2: Identifying the principle of justice Rawls favored instead

P3: Elaborating on that principle

P4: Applying that principle to the formation of society

P5: Implications of applying that principle to society

[BreeJ635]

Are you sure you weren't just looking at the wrong answer key?
(I'm asking that because you thought the answer to Q1 was C).

MAIN POINT:
Rawls' theory of justice went against utilitarianism and instead proposed a system in which fair procedures, involving a veil of ignorance, yielded just outcomes.

PURPOSE:
To present the ideas of an influential thinker


P1: Describing Utilitarianism and Rawls' objection to it

P2: Identifying the principle of justice Rawls favored instead

P3: Elaborating on that principle

P4: Applying that principle to the formation of society

P5: Implications of applying that principle to society

Thank you much! I definitely missed a few key things mainly because I think I still struggle with how broad to summarize arguments and often am to narrow in my assessment of each paragraph. This is a great example of how to make it simple!