"Legitimate authority" is the right to give commands that others have a moral obligation to obey
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
True
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Indicate whether this statement expresses or contains an argument. Most of the injuries in train wrecks would be prevented if a few changes were made: (1) They should have electronic controls that automatically slow or stop a train when it comes to an amber or red light if the engineer doesn't. (2) Double crossing arms should be placed on both sides of the street on both sides of the rails, and
the arms on the left side should close a few seconds late so that cars won't be caught between. (3) Passenger trains, both Metrolink and Amtrak, should always have the engine in the front. This would have prevented most of the injuries to the train's passengers. - Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2003. a. Explanation b. Non-argument c. Argument
The following argument involves the use of emotionally loaded language. Write a well-crafted version of the argument, replacing the emotionally loaded verbiage with more neutral language. The death penalty is a farce. After some vicious killer is convicted and sentenced to die, his case is automatically appealed. Appeal follows appeal, dragging on for decades. Usually these are subsidized by the very community that has been wronged in the form of supplying free lawyers or providing the convicted assassin time and resources to learn the legal loopholes that will prevent his execution.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements is true about Vimalakirti?
A. He was a Theravada teacher in Thailand. B. He was a rich but compassionate and wise layman. C. He was a ruler of Sri Lanka who converted to Buddhism. D. He was a Tibetan lama.
Why, according to the author of the textbook, should humans be moral?
a) self-interest b) law c) tradition d) common human needs