For the following, try to come up with an additional premise that will turn the passage into a deductively valid or an inductively strong argument. Usually this requires adding a general moral principle and, sometimes, an extra nonmoral claim as well. The idea is to guarantee that the "ought" claim follows from the "is" claim."You shouldn't have criticized David so harshly; his mistake was a trivial one."
What will be an ideal response?
The severity of one's criticism should match the severity of the mistake criticized.
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Employers can defend themselves from responsibility for a workplace accident by claiming that
A. the accident was preventable B. the worker knew the risks C. the worker was negligent D. the accident was unavoidable
Which of the five rules for evaluating syllogisms can you use to determine whether the following form is valid?
What will be an ideal response?
Socrates guiding motto was "Do as you would be done by"
indicate whether this statement is true or false
Utilitarian theories are ________, which indicates that the outcome or consequences of one's actions are more important than one's intentions.
A. normative B. objective C. universalist D. consequentialist