Why is it especially important to ask the question, "Have I included all the vulnerable groups in my calculation?" when using a utilitarian analysis?

What will be an ideal response?


This is important because any action can have a disproportionate effect on the happiness of vulnerable people and hence a disproportionate effect on the overall utility. In other words, because utilitarian analyses tend to focus on how a decision affects the majority, a careful utilitarian has a special duty to counteract this by paying special attention to vulnerable groups.

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The example in Figure 5-29 has poor alignment.

Figure 5-29

a. Make a photocopy of the figure and draw the current virtual lines created by the text and pictures.
b. Make another photocopy of the figure and with scissors and tape, create a better version by aligning the text and the pictures. You won’t have to move any one element very much; but you want to create as many unbroken virtual lines as possible. Feel free to modify the horizontal rule in any way that will help make a stronger alignment.
c. Make a photocopy of your improved versions and draw in the virtual lines.

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Which of these correctly de¯nes a constructor in the class Student?

- PUBLIC STUDENT () - public STUDENT () - PUBLIC student() - public void Student()

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With which I/O class can you append or update a file?

a. RandomAccessFile(), b. OutputStream() c. DataOutputStream() d. None of the above

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A ________ is a visual representation of information and ideas

A) chart area B) trendline C) SmartArt graphic D) template

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