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If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable. - GRE Issue 108
The speaker asserts that if a goal is worthy then any means of attaining that goal is justifiable. In my view this extreme position misses the point entirely. Whether certain means are justifiable in reaching a goal must be determined on a case-by-case basis, by weighing the benefits of attaining the goal against the costs, or harm, that might accrue along the way. This applies equally to individual goals and to societal goals.
Consider the goal of completing a marathon running race. If I need to reduce my working hours to train for the race, thereby jeopardizing my job, or if I run a hi...
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Sentence Length SD: 13.132 7.5
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 5.0 out of 6
Category: Very good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
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Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.651 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.915 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.829 2.4
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Avg. Sentence Length: 23.4 21.0
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