If an intermediate moral principle entails that you ought to perform a particular action in a hypothetical scenario, but it's clear that you ought not to perform that action in that scenario, then the scenario is a counterexample to that intermediate moral principle.

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This is because the scenario demonstrates a situation where the intermediate moral principle leads to a conclusion that contradicts our moral intuitions or established moral judgments, indicating a flaw or limitation in the principle.

If an Intermediate Moral Principle Entails That You Ought to Perform