Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Principle: If you sell an item that you know to be defective

Principle: If you sell an item that you know to be defective, telling the buyer that the item is sound, you thereby commit fraud.

Application: Wilton sold a used bicycle to Harris, knowing very little about its condition. Wilton told Harris that the bicycle was in good working condition, but Harris soon learned that the brakes were defective. Wilton was therefore guilty of fraud.

The application of the principle is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds
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