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An amateur athletic team has the following requirement: "Each athlete
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Assistant Coach A: The only reason to not suspend the athlete is if the athlete broke the requirement because of factors outside the athlete's control. Since that was not the reason, no exception should be made for this athlete.
Assistant Coach B: I know that we would normally punish the athlete with a suspension, but doing so in this case would harm the team. I think we should punish the athlete in another way that would not harm the team.
Select for Supports Assistant Coach A the principle that most strongly supports the reasoning expressed by Assistant Coach A, and select for Supports Assistant Coach B the principle that most strongly supports the reasoning expressed by Assistant Coach B. Make only two selections, one in each column.
All Data Insight question: TPA [ Official Guide DI Review 2023-24]
An amateur athletic team has the following requirement: "Each athlete who fails to return to his or her designated room prior to a designated time will be suspended for the next athletic event." The requirement was violated by the team's best athlete on the night before a prominent athletic event.Assistant Coach A: The only reason to not suspend the athlete is if the athlete broke the requirement because of factors outside the athlete's control. Since that was not the reason, no exception should be made for this athlete.
Assistant Coach B: I know that we would normally punish the athlete with a suspension, but doing so in this case would harm the team. I think we should punish the athlete in another way that would not harm the team.
Select for Supports Assistant Coach A the principle that most strongly supports the reasoning expressed by Assistant Coach A, and select for Supports Assistant Coach B the principle that most strongly supports the reasoning expressed by Assistant Coach B. Make only two selections, one in each column.
| Supports Assistant Coach A | Supports Assistant Coach B | |
| Amateur athletic teams should not punish elite team members who break team requirements. | ||
| The punishment of a team member for breaking a team requirement should be based on the likely outcomes for the team rather than the punishment specified for breaking the requirement. | ||
| The punishment specified for breaking a team requirement should always be administered in order to ensure that all team members are treated equally. | ||
| If an athlete is reasonably able to fulfill a team requirement, then the punishment specified for breaking the requirement should be administered. | ||
| If a punishment of a team member specified by a team requirement would harm the team, then the team member should not be punished. |
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Supports Assistant Coach A: If an athlete is reasonably able to fulfill a team requirement, then the punishment specified for breaking the requirement should be administered.
Supports Assistant Coach B: The punishment of a team member for breaking a team requirement should be based on the likely outcomes for the team rather than the punishment specified for breaking the requirement.
An amateur athletic team has the following requirement: "Each athlete
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SK, it is from DI review. I’ll add the explanation below
An amateur athletic team has the following requirement: "Each athlete who fails to return to his or her designated room prior to a designated time will be suspended for the next athletic event." The requirement was violated by the team's best athlete on the night before a prominent athletic event.
Requirement: Each athlete should reach the designated room before expiry of a certain deadline kept, failing which the player will be the suspended.
The team's best athlete did not reach in time before an important event.
Assistant Coach A: The only reason to not suspend the athlete is if the athlete broke the requirement because of factors outside the athlete's control. Since that was not the reason, no exception should be made for this athlete.
Coach A says that the player in question could have been on time as the reasons were not out of his control. So, the player should be suspended as he did not meet the criteria for exception.
Assistant Coach B: I know that we would normally punish the athlete with a suspension, but doing so in this case would harm the team. I think we should punish the athlete in another way that would not harm the team.
Coach B does not question the statement of A, but feels that suspension would affect the next days game, and another way should be found to punish the athlete withour harming the interest of team.
We have to find principle that support each.
1. Amateur athletic teams should not punish elite team members who break team requirements.
None of coach A and B is against giving punishment to the athlete. So, does not support stand of any of the two coaches
2. The punishment of a team member for breaking a team requirement should be based on the likely outcomes for the team rather than the punishment specified for breaking the requirement.
Now, this is exactly the point of B. Do punish the athlete but in a way not to harm the team, and suspension would harm the team. Keep for Coach B.
3. The punishment specified for breaking a team requirement should always be administered in order to ensure that all team members are treated equally.
A trap. Coach A never uses the word 'should always'. He talks of an exception, that is if the reasons are out of control of the athlete, the athlete should not be punished.
4. If an athlete is reasonably able to fulfill a team requirement, then the punishment specified for breaking the requirement should be administered.
This is what coach A meant. If an athlete is able to fulfill a requirement ( reaching before a designated time here), that is there are no factors out of his control, then the athlete should be punished.
Meets the criteria given by A for exception. Keep for Coach A.
5. If a punishment of a team member specified by a team requirement would harm the team, then the team member should not be punished.
Again a trap. Coach B never says 'should not'. He just says that the punishment should be there but in a manner that does not harm the team.
Both the trap options have used word 'should' very subtly so as to attract a student towards these choices.
Answer: 4 and 2
An amateur athletic team has the following requirement: "Each athlete who fails to return to his or her designated room prior to a designated time will be suspended for the next athletic event." The requirement was violated by the team's best athlete on the night before a prominent athletic event.
Requirement: Each athlete should reach the designated room before expiry of a certain deadline kept, failing which the player will be the suspended.
The team's best athlete did not reach in time before an important event.
Assistant Coach A: The only reason to not suspend the athlete is if the athlete broke the requirement because of factors outside the athlete's control. Since that was not the reason, no exception should be made for this athlete.
Coach A says that the player in question could have been on time as the reasons were not out of his control. So, the player should be suspended as he did not meet the criteria for exception.
Assistant Coach B: I know that we would normally punish the athlete with a suspension, but doing so in this case would harm the team. I think we should punish the athlete in another way that would not harm the team.
Coach B does not question the statement of A, but feels that suspension would affect the next days game, and another way should be found to punish the athlete withour harming the interest of team.
We have to find principle that support each.
1. Amateur athletic teams should not punish elite team members who break team requirements.
None of coach A and B is against giving punishment to the athlete. So, does not support stand of any of the two coaches
2. The punishment of a team member for breaking a team requirement should be based on the likely outcomes for the team rather than the punishment specified for breaking the requirement.
Now, this is exactly the point of B. Do punish the athlete but in a way not to harm the team, and suspension would harm the team. Keep for Coach B.
3. The punishment specified for breaking a team requirement should always be administered in order to ensure that all team members are treated equally.
A trap. Coach A never uses the word 'should always'. He talks of an exception, that is if the reasons are out of control of the athlete, the athlete should not be punished.
4. If an athlete is reasonably able to fulfill a team requirement, then the punishment specified for breaking the requirement should be administered.
This is what coach A meant. If an athlete is able to fulfill a requirement ( reaching before a designated time here), that is there are no factors out of his control, then the athlete should be punished.
Meets the criteria given by A for exception. Keep for Coach A.
5. If a punishment of a team member specified by a team requirement would harm the team, then the team member should not be punished.
Again a trap. Coach B never says 'should not'. He just says that the punishment should be there but in a manner that does not harm the team.
Both the trap options have used word 'should' very subtly so as to attract a student towards these choices.
Answer: 4 and 2
