A person might find it difficult to avoid a wrong because of coercion or a threat. What type of moral defense could be used to reduce responsibility?

a. Level of contribution
b. Ignorance
c. Differing moral standards
d. Mitigating factors


Answer: D

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Consider these two statements. Statement one: Sandra is a billionaire. Statement two: Sandra owns a very small home. How are these statements relevant to one another?

A. Statement one is negatively relevant to statement two. B. Statement one is logically irrelevant to statement two. C. Statement one is positively relevant to statement two. D. None of the answers are correct.

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Initiation rituals emphasize spirits of nature working through natural processes of the human body and celebrate that which sustains the tribe as coextensive with ultimate cosmic reality.

a. true b. false

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The TV commercial claimed that the Dodge brothers over a century ago believed that driving was a holy endeavor

The Dodge brothers started an automobile manufacturing company that eventually merged with others to become part of what we know today as General Motors. The claim the TV commercial makes about the brothers' belief that driving is a holy endeavor should be regarded as __________. (a) protected by the corporation's right to freedom of religion (b) true because it would be illegal to make a false claim in a TV commercial (c) self-contradictory and offensive to non-believers (d) figurative marketing not intended to be taken literally (e) a factual claim that proves that the cars their company manufactures today are high quality vehicles

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