Regarding scope sensitivity and the oily bird test, one man’s modus ponens is another’s modus tollens. Maybe if you’re willing to save one bird, you should be willing to donate to save many more birds. But maybe the reverse is true—you’re not willing to save thousands and thousands of birds, so you shouldn’t save one bird, either. You can shut up and multiply, but you can also shut up and divide.
Regarding scope sensitivity and the oily bird test, one man’s modus ponens is another’s modus tollens. Maybe if you’re willing to save one bird, you should be willing to donate to save many more birds. But maybe the reverse is true—you’re not willing to save thousands and thousands of birds, so you shouldn’t save one bird, either. You can shut up and multiply, but you can also shut up and divide.