Rule consequentialism tells us to:

a. Follow the rules of our culture.
b. Obey the laws of the land.
c. Follow the rules that would, if everyone follows them, generally maximize well being.
d. Follow rules when they maximize well being, but break the rules when breaking them would actually maximize well being.


Answer is c. Follow the rules that would, if everyone follows them, generally maximize wellbeing. (Rule consequentialism holds that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined by an ideal moral code.)

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