Exam 1: Recognizing Moral Arguments

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Abortion in the first and second trimesters is legal."

What kind of argument is this? Pick the best answer. -People have a moral right to be able to obtain effective means of self-defense. -Owning handguns is an effective means of self-defense. Thus, people have a moral right to own handguns.

What kind of argument is this? Pick the best answer. -It is wrong to put your pets at unnecessary risk. -Keeping lilies in a place where they are accessible to your cat is an unnecessary risk to your pet. Thus, it is wrong to keep lilies in a place where they are accessible to your cat.

What kind of argument is this? Pick the best answer. -Gene editing technology (like CRISPR) could one day allow us to eliminate genes for serious diseases (such as Huntington's disease, etc.). -Eliminating genes for serious diseases would promote longer, healthier lives. Therefore, gene editing technology could one day promote longer, healthier lives.

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Legalizing recreational drugs creates more total pleasure in society than making those drugs illegal."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Students should never cheat on an exam."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "People often make sacrifices for their friends and family."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "A nurse has a moral obligation to treat patients with respect."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Policies that systematically make it harder for racial minorities to vote are unjust."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Physician-assisted suicide is morally wrong."

What kind of argument is this? Pick the best answer. -Voter intimidation (intimidating someone to get them to vote for a particular candidate or to prevent them from voting) is illegal -Impersonating an election official to falsely convince someone they don't have the right kind of ID to vote is voter intimidation So, impersonating an election official to falsely convince someone they don't have the right kind of ID to vote is illegal.

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "People tend to do what's in their best interest."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Physicians who withhold potential risks from patients undermine their community's trust in medical institutions."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "You're morally required to save another person's life if you can do so without risking your own."

What kind of claim is the claim below? Pick the best answer. "Genetically modified wheat is an artificial crop."

What kind of argument is this? Pick the best answer. -Any practice that exploits vulnerable people ought to be illegal. -Commercial surrogacy exploits vulnerable people. So, commercial surrogacy ought to be illegal.