Question

1. explain: since benjamin was one of the only animals who could read as well as the pigs, he had a moral responsibility to use his \smarts\ to protect the animals who were less educated.

Explanation:

Benjamin, from Animal Farm, holds rare literacy matching the pigs, who manipulate the other animals through rewritten commandments and lies. As a being with access to critical information the others lack, ethical frameworks argue those with privilege (here, literacy) have a duty to advocate for vulnerable groups. His inaction allows the pigs' exploitation to continue, so the claim frames his unused ability as a failure to uphold a moral obligation to protect the less educated animals.

Answer:

This statement centers on the ethical obligation of privilege: Benjamin's unique literacy (matching the pigs, the farm's manipulative leaders) gives him access to the truth of the pigs' rewritten commandments and exploitation. Since the other animals lack this ability to verify the pigs' claims, the argument holds that Benjamin has a moral duty to use his knowledge to expose the pigs' lies and defend the vulnerable, less educated animals instead of remaining passive and letting their oppression persist.