Evaluate the following quotations from a local newspaper.a. "Sexual offenses are becoming native to our culture."b. "Dangerous offenders incorporate pornography into their preparatory stimulation before seeking a victim."c. "Pornography interferes with interpersonal relationships in everyone who uses it."

What will be an ideal response?


We would like to see discussion emphasize the obscurity of item a, the vagueness of item b, and the question of the knowability of both items b and c.

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A) An enumerative definition. B) A definition by genus and difference. C) A lexical definition. D) A precising definition. E) A demonstrative definition.

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One premise of the identity argument regarding the importance of racial, ethnic and

cultural differences, questions the claim to impartiality of the moral agent. Critiques of the claim to impartiality argue that

a. Claims to impartiality are a sham. The moral point of view was never an impartial one. b. Those in power pass off their point of view as universal but the universality is an illusion. c. The appeal to impartiality is simply an attempt to provide justivication for the standpoint of the moral elite. d. All of the above

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a. True b. False

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According to Cohen, we are obliged to act humanely to animals, even though

animals do not possess rights.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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