A good deal of conduct that is ethically immoral is not criminal. For example, there are many situations where one has a moral duty to save another's life where it can be done with little danger or inconvenience or expense, but failure to take action to do so is not usually criminal. (Wayne R. LaFave and Austin W. Scott, Handbook on Criminal Law)This passage exemplifies a(n) ________.
A. report
B. argument
C. conditional statement
D. illustration
E. unsupported assertion
Answer: D
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A. True B. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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