Reasons to sleep
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to go to sleep,” a weak reason and a strong reason are on top of the scale, weighing it down.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to play more Infinifactory,” a weak reason and another weak reason are on top of the scale, weighing it down but to a lesser degree.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility.]
Reasons to not cheat
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to not cheat on a promise I made with my roommate,” two strong reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down heavily.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to cheat on a promise,” two weak reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down but to a much lesser degree.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility.]
Reasons to cheat safely
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to cheat on a promise safely,” two weak reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to cheat on a promise unsafely,” nothing on top of the scale, not weighing it down at all.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility.]
Sarah “try your hardest” image
[ID: A conversation in a 5-panel comic. Sarah, a human, speaks to a rabbit. She exclaims, “WELL. I totally failed.” They reply “Did you try your hardest?”
Sarah pauses.
Then she thinks, “NO!” and simply says “Yes.”
They speak sagely, “Then you did all you could.” “NO I DID NOT,” Sarah yells within, but simply agrees with the rabbit, “Yes.”]
Justification to do nothing 1
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons. Attached to the bottom of the scales are more blocks, representing justifiers.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to maybe save one person,” three strong reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to do nothing,” one strong reason is on top of the scale, weighing it down to a lesser degree. Attached to its bottom are six justifiers, stacked beneath one another.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility. However, the justifiers on the right scale reach past the line of permissibility by four blocks.]
Justification to do nothing 2
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons. Attached to the bottom of the scales are more blocks, representing justifiers.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to save two people,” five strong reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to do nothing,” one strong reason is on top of the scale, weighing it down to a lesser degree. Attached to its bottom are six justifiers, stacked beneath one another.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility. However, the justifiers on the right scale reach past the line of permissibility by two blocks.]
Reasons to save chickens
[ID: A traditional weighing scale has blocks on each scale, representing reasons.
On the left scale labeled “Reasons to save two people,” five strong reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down heavily.
On the right scale labeled “Reasons to maybe save one person,” three strong reasons are on top of the scale, weighing it down but to a lesser degree.
A line or threshold crosses the image, aligned with the left scale, showing that the left scale is the one pushing down the line of permissibility.]
