One of the most serious objections to utilitarianism is that it may justify the imposition of great suffering on a few people in order to benefit a great many of people

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True

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Consider this proof, (1.) (~I ? ~E) • (~E ? E) (2.)~I /? I (3.) ~I ? ~E (4.) ~ ~ E ? ~ ~I (5.) E ? I (6.) ~ E (7.) (~E ? E) • (~I ? ~E) (8.) ~E ? E (9.) E (10.) ~ ~ E (11.) ~ ~ I (12). I What is the justification for line 11?

A) 4, 10 MP B) 3, 10 MT C) 9, 8 HS

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Equivocation can occur without the intent to deceive

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What does it mean to say Western conceptions of God tend to be anthropomorphic?

What will be an ideal response?

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. The death penalty is clearly immoral. This is so because life is intrinsically valuable. And this follows from the fact that human beings are ends in themselves. And we know this is true because human beings have a right not to be killed-which follows from the fact that the state has no right to take human life. And why is

this true? Because the death penalty is clearly immoral. A) False cause. B) Slippery slope. C) Begging the question. D) No fallacy. E) Equivocation.

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