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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by Xophmeister on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:26AM (#21629681)
You're the PM; the army's been sent in, at your command; now you have to justify your decision. Thus it presupposes it was the "right thing" in the PM's context.
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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by lucozade on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:18PM (#21630321)
It doesn't presuppose that the killing is right. It's asking the child to formulate a speech as if they were a PM justifying it.

Understanding how public figures use language to justify their actions is a very useful skill. Being able to use language persuasively is also a very useful skill.

And it's common practice in these types of exercise to use either scenarios that are difficult to argue or to argue both sides.

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