Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?
A) We must always support what most people want, i.e., by majority rule.
B) We should bring about the most happiness for everyone affected by our actions.
C) We should concern ourselves only with the immediate results of our actions.
D) We must always disregard our own happiness when deciding what to do.
B
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Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the failure of wine to pour from the bottom of a barrel unless an opening was made in the top was explained by:
A) The Empedoclean theory of the four elements. B) The Aristotelian theory of natural place. C) The fact that all seventeenth century wine barrels were made from oak. D) The fact that fermentation produces sediment, which clogs the tap. E) The principle that nature abhors a vacuum.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Whoever is vain is hard of heart because if they weren't hard of heart they wouldn't be vain
A) No fallacy. B) False cause. C) Appeal to unqualified authority. D) Missing the point. E) Begging the question.
Obama argues that although the Constitution was stained by slavery, the answer
to the slavery question was already embedded in it.
a. True b. False
The case, "Royal Caribbean: Exotic Promises and Toxic Waters" implies that a main difficulty in enforcing environmental standards with cruise lines is that they are often not American and thus not subject to our laws
Indicate whether the statement is true or false