John: A study has identified that many soldiers received less-than-hon

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John: A study has identified that many soldiers received less-than-honorable discharges from the army due to charges of misconduct that can actually be attributed to conditions such as PTSD and traumatic brain injury. This is a military practice that is unfair and must be avoided. The army must take responsibility for the same and stop discharging their soldiers dishonorably.

Christy: While it is true that it is unfair to the soldiers to be discharged so from the army, it has also been found that there are no sufficient measures or systems that have been created to identify whether the misconduct was due to trauma or due to other reasons. Moreover, to enforce discipline in the ranks, it is important for the army to follow a uniform rule for all the soldiers.

Which of the following statements can Christy further add to her argument?

A. If there is no proper system, then the army should have developed a proper system by now.
B. Complete elimination of dishonorable discharges would make it more difficult for the army to monitor and evaluate the soldiers.
C. It is not the army’s fault that there has been no system developed to help those with PTSD
D. Studies have also found that showing consideration for some soldiers has led to others taking advantage, indirectly promoting misconduct.
E. There have been instances when the army has been able to identify the reasons for the misconduct and acted accordingly.

US09 · Answer

IMO D.

Christy can further add why expelling on basis of misconduct is important for the army.

Akash720 · Answer

+1 for D

A.  Incorrect. This supports John's statement. Claiming that the army must have developed a system already, implies that the army has not done. 
B.  Incorrect. This option does not discuss uniformity at all and can be eliminated 
C.  Incorrect. This option doesn't add anything to Christy's reasoning. This only supports army 
D.  Correct. This supports Christy's argument by mentioning a scenario where misconduct happens if there is no uniformity in rules 
E.  Incorrect. This statemen partially contradicts Christy’s argument.

shaliny · Answer

Hi Bunuel, Karishma B & experts 
please provide explanation for this critical reasoning. i am not getting this

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Hi  shaliny  let me try to help

John: A study has identified that many soldiers received less-than-honorable discharges from the army due to charges of misconduct that can actually be attributed to conditions such as PTSD and traumatic brain injury.- So John is refering a study and according to the study let's say 10-12 soldiers received discharges because of misconduct, from army which are not honournable and these discharges might not be because of misconduct but PTSD or TBI.

This is a military practice that is unfair and must be avoided.-aSince the reason can be PTSD or TBI, as per John, discharging is unfair and must be avoided.

The army must take responsibility for the same and stop discharging their soldiers dishonorably-The army has to take the responsibility of officers behavior and stop discharging them dishonorably.

Thats it. Thats the argument given by John based on the study

Christy: While it is true that it is unfair to the soldiers to be discharged so from the army, it has also been found that there are no sufficient measures or systems that have been created to identify whether the misconduct was due to trauma or due to other reasons. Moreover, to enforce discipline in the ranks, it is important for the army to follow a uniform rule for all the soldiers.

Moreover, to enforce discipline in the ranks, it is important for the army to follow a uniform rule for all the soldiers.-Christy concludes that since there are no sufficient measures or way available, if we want to enforce discipline such as there would be no misconduct, army should follow a uniform rule for all.

Which of the following statements can Christy further add to her argument?

We have to find additional premise for Christy that supports her conclusion. So any data available which shows the failure of measures and any event followed which led to unwanting result or anything which makes the requirement to follow uniform rule will be good to go

A. If there is no proper system, then the army should have developed a proper system by now.- This is not a strengthener and just talking about the way to adopt.
B. Complete elimination of dishonorable discharges would make it more difficult for the army to monitor and evaluate the soldiers.- it is already implied in Christy's argument so not a good one. And additionally it is suggesting and not providing the reason how it will be difficult.
C. It is not the army’s fault that there has been no system developed to help those with PTSD-not a strengthener we are looking for something else. Its irrelevant
D. Studies have also found that showing consideration for some soldiers has led to others taking advantage, indirectly promoting misconduct.-since there are no sufficient measures and even some cases were identified, some took disadvantage of the loop hole and increased the practiced of misconduct. That's our strengthener. It shows that there are cases which led to failure of not following the uniform rule.
E. There have been instances when the army has been able to identify the reasons for the misconduct and acted accordingly.-yes so, thats fine how can we prove that uniform rule is good to go

Hope this helps

guddo · Answer

John: A study has identified that many soldiers received less than honorable discharges from the army due to charges of misconduct that can actually be attributed to conditions such as PTSD and traumatic brain injury. This is a military practice that is unfair and must be avoided. The army must take responsibility for the same and stop discharging their soldiers dishonorably. 
 
Christy: While it is true that it is unfair to the soldiers to be discharged so from the army, it has also been found that there are no sufficient measures or systems that have been created to identify whether the misconduct was due to trauma or due to other reasons. Moreover, to enforce discipline in the ranks, it is important for the army to follow a uniform rule for all the soldiers.
 
 Which of the following statements can Christy further add to her argument?

Christy’s point is: since the army cannot reliably tell which misconduct is trauma driven, making exceptions risks inconsistent enforcement, so a  uniform rule  is needed to preserve discipline.

A. If there is no proper system, then the army should have developed a proper system by now.

This attacks Christy’s position. If the army should have built a system, then the fix is to build one, not to keep a uniform rule that risks unfair outcomes.

B. Complete elimination of dishonorable discharges would make it more difficult for the army to monitor and evaluate the soldiers.

This shifts to “we need dishonorable discharges at all.” Christy is not arguing for eliminating them completely, she is arguing against case by case exceptions without a reliable system, so this is not the best support.

C. It is not the army’s fault that there has been no system developed to help those with PTSD

Blame is irrelevant. Christy’s claim is about what policy makes sense given the lack of a system, not who caused that lack.

D. Studies have also found that showing consideration for some soldiers has led to others taking advantage, indirectly promoting misconduct.

This directly supports Christy’s discipline concern: if exceptions get exploited, that is a reason to keep a consistent rule.  This fits her argument best.

E. There have been instances when the army has been able to identify the reasons for the misconduct and acted accordingly.

This weakens Christy because it suggests the army sometimes can distinguish causes, which undercuts the need for a blanket uniform rule.

Answer: (D)

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