Question

Instruction: Identify the assumptions that must hold for the statement to be valid, then choose the correct option.

Statement: Despite the unpredictability of future technologies, regulatory frameworks must evolve to preempt ethical crises.

Assumptions:

I. Unregulated technological growth can cause ethical dilemmas.

Il. Ethical standards are often retrofitted to existing technology.

IlI. Regulatory systems can always accurately predict technological outcomes.

• A. Only I and II are implicit
• B. Only I is implicit
• C. All are implicit
• D. Only II and III are implicit

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Only I and II are implicit

Let's examine each assumption:

Statement:

Despite the unpredictability of future technologies, regulatory frameworks must evolve to preempt ethical crises.

Assumption I:

"Unregulated technological growth can cause ethical dilemmas."
Valid.
The statement argues that regulations should evolve to prevent ethical crises, which assumes that without adequate regulation, technology may indeed create ethical problems.

Assumption II:

"Ethical standards are often retrofitted to existing technology."
Valid.
The use of the word "preempt" implies that waiting until after technology is developed is undesirable, suggesting that ethical standards have often been applied only after technologies already exist.

Assumption III:

"Regulatory systems can always accurately predict technological outcomes."
Not valid.
The statement explicitly acknowledges the unpredictability of future technologies. It only says regulations should evolve to anticipate ethical issues, not that regulators can always predict outcomes accurately.

Answer:

Only I and II are implicit