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What is a general recommendation? English

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"When you are asked which statement illustrates the principle underlying the passage, you must first identify this principle. A principle is a general recommendation, which, in the passage, will be applied to just one particular case, but which could also be applied to other cases. For example, someone might use the principle ‘Killing is wrong’ in order to argue for pacifism, i.e. for refusing to go to war. If we are to accept the principle that killing is wrong, then it also follows that capital punishment is wrong, and even that killing in self-defence is wrong. In order to answer this type of question, you first need to understand the argument, so look for the conclusion, and for the reasons, in the usual way. This should enable you to see what principle the argument relies on in order to draw its conclusion. You then need to consider each possible answer to see which one follows from the principle."