The greatest happiness principle holds that

What will be an ideal response?


actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness

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As a lexical definition, the definition "'Opera' means a form of entertainment involving nonsensical plots, ridiculous costumes, and singers who shriek at the top of their lungs to an audience falling asleep" may be criticized as:

A) Being vague. B) Being negative. C) Being ambiguous. D) Being figurative. E) Being affective.

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Rachels believes that passive euthanasia is morally preferable to active euthanasia

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"If you studied hard, you would have received a passing grade. You didn't study hard. So you must not have received a passing grade."This argument form is

A. denying the consequent. B. affirming the consequent. C. denying the antecedent. D. affirming the antecedent.

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In which set of Genesis brothers was the younger not preferred over the older

A) Cain and Abel B) Ham, Shem, and Japheth C) Jacob and Esau D) Isaac and Ishmael E) Reuben and Joseph

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