QCE Philosophy & ReasonPractice Examination 1

This paper covers

• Prescribed philosophies: libertarianism and social liberalism
• Question: Should a state government cap residential rents in a housing shortage?
• Property rights versus housing as a social good
• Nozick's entitlement theory
• Rawls's difference principle
• Evaluating a landlord-lobby argument in standard form
• Using the original Stimulus 1 data panel (rent and wage figures) as evidence
• Exam technique: valid but unsound — testing the truth of a conditional premise

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.