In his essay, Patrick Taylor Smith argues that "well-ordered institutions not only filter out bad information, they can actually put irrational or uninformed actors to good use in order to help the process generate even better outputs." In your essay, explain the steps that he takes to defend this claim, including his reliance on this claim's parallel in the sciences. On this view, what relationship to voters have to well-ordered institutions? Would there ever be a case where one might have a moral reason to act irrationally or badly?

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The Answer is Explain the steps that Smith takes in order to defend the claim that bad actors can be put to good use in a well-ordered democracy, highlighting Smith's reliance on his claim's parallel in the sciences
Consider how one would have to understand the relationship between voters and well-ordered states if she took Smith's claim seriously
Argue that, on this view, one may have moral reason to act irrationally or badly. Or,
Argue that, on this view, one would never have moral reason to act irrationally or badly

In His Essay, Patrick Taylor Smith Argues That "Well-Ordered Institutions