Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A slippery slope argument is also sometimes called a reductio ad absurdum.
2. Locke argues that because of the three negative rights the death penalty is appropriate even in the state of nature.
3. Kant was a retributivist retentionist.
4. A retentionist can be a retributivist, but he or she can also be a utilitarian.
5. In recent decades, DNA testing has increased the awareness of innocent people on "death row" in America.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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