Which item in the following set of claims has the most negative emotive meaning?a. She occasionally lapsed in her duty toward others.b. She didn't care how her actions would negatively affect others.c. She seized opportunities to cause misfortune to others.d. She was vicious toward others.
What will be an ideal response?
These are easy to answer; the point is to consider how many positive and negative ways there are to say essentially the same thing, and then to learn to control the emotive meaning of one's own remarks. Besides, these can be fun.
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The claim that behavior is always controlled by belief about what is good and the means to that good is
A) Sophistry B) Akrasia C) Intellectualism D) Dualism
Determine whether the following passage is (or contains) an argument."Today, there is strong evidence-not only in theory but in practice-that families who try to protect dying children from knowing they're dying rarely serve the child's best interests. This conspiracy of silence, however well-meaning, often puts nurses, relatives, and others who spend the most time with the patient, especially in their lonely moments, on the spot."-Thomas Scully and Celia Scully, Playing God: The New World of Medical Choices
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the current debate over the morality of stem cell research, a utilitarian would most likely hold that:
A. stem cell research is immoral because it is a violation of natural law. B. the research's morality should be based on what the majority of people feel is right. C. stem cell research is moral since the potential benefits outweigh any harm to nonsentient embryos. D. stem cell research is immoral because an embryo is potentially a rational person and, as such, has rights.
Which of the following is true of threats in the SWOT model?
A. They typically present a chance to increase the profitability of a company. B. They are due to factors purely internal to a company. C. They are almost always something a company can control. D. They are often unavoidable.