The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt

Survivor's guilt can be defined as mental and emotional stress felt by someone who has survived a traumatic event that others may not have survived.

• True

• False

According to the writer, what other emotions do soldiers describe when they talk about feeling guilt?

Select two answer choices.

• Soldiers say they feel a sense of responsibility for their fellow soldiers, even when they return to civilian life.

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  Soldiers say they feel a sense of relief that they survived even though some of their other comrades did not.

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  Soldiers talk about feeling a sense of peace once they return to civilian life.

• Soldiers talk about feeling like they have betrayed a fellow soldier they could not save.

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following may be an important cause of survivor guilt?

• soldiers’ duties to self, including self-forgiveness

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  soldiers’ strong feelings of attachment to one another

• soldiers’ strong feelings of regret for accidents

• soldiers’ efforts to contact the family of a comrade

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which two kinds of guilt does the author contrast?

• subjective and irrational guilt

• rational and survivor guilt

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  rational and objective guilt

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  subjective and objective guilt

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Which statement best summarizes the central idea of "The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt"? (Hint: what's the CLAIM?)

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  Survivor guilt is an irrational reaction to events beyond our control. 

• Survivors often feel guilty about what they have done wrong. 

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  Survivor guilt is a false reflection of our emotional nature.

• Survivor guilt is an appropriate reflection of our ethical nature. 

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” Sherman reports that Captain Bonenberger felt responsible after Specialist Pulaski died back home when Bonenberger was not there to help. Which general idea does this specific detail support?

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  Soldiers feel guilty over the mistakes that they make during war.

• Survivors feel they must make moral repair by contacting a comrade’s family.

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  Survivors take responsibility even when they cannot be held responsible.

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  Soldiers are bound together by ties of love, loyalty, and common experiences.

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In "The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt," which types of evidence does the author use to support her reasoning.

Select three answer choices.

• Philosopher quotes

• scientific studies of survivors

• real life examples of survival guilt

• articles written about returning veterans

• the author's own ideas

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” Sherman reports that Captain Bonenberger felt responsible after Specialist Pulaski died back home when Bonenberger was not there to help. Which general idea does this specific detail support?

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  Survivors take responsibility even when they cannot be held responsible.

• Survivors feel they must make moral repair by contacting a comrade’s family.

• Soldiers are bound together by ties of love, loyalty, and common experiences.

• Soldiers feel guilty over the mistakes that they make during war.

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following does Sherman offer as evidence for the idea that soldiers experience intense bonds of loyalty?

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  "Prior had become the son who was no longer. 'It was [Mayek’s mother’s] way of dealing with the grief,' said Prior."

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  "Service members, especially those higher in rank, routinely talk about unit members as 'my soldiers,' 'my Marines,' 'my sailors.'”

  
  

• "… we often take responsibility in a way that goes beyond what we can reasonably be held responsible for."

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  "In war, standing here rather than there can save your life but cost a buddy his."

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In which sentence is the colon used correctly? 

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  Officers feel a duty to save their unit members: feeling guilty if they do not.

• Soldiers: at least the ones I have interviewed: feel a bond with their comrades.

• The soldier used this phrase to describe his feeling: “the bite of conscience.”

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  Veterans feel guilty about comrades who died: even if they could not have saved them.

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