Question 1

A moral statement is a:

Accepted Answer

A) statement affirming that an action is bad or that a person is bad. 
B) statement asserting a valid moral argument. 
C) statement asserting that a state of affairs is actual (true or false) but not assigning a moral value to it. 
D) statement affirming that an action is right or wrong or that a person (or one's motive or character) is good or bad. 
A) statement affirming that an action is bad or that a person is bad. 
B) statement asserting a valid moral argument. 
C) statement asserting that a state of affairs is actual (true or false) but not assigning a moral value to it. 
D) statement affirming that an action is right or wrong or that a person (or one's motive or character) is good or bad.

Question 2

Inductive arguments are:

Accepted Answer

A) intended to supplement deductive arguments. 
B) intended to be abductive. 
C) supposed to offer only probable support for their conclusions. 
D) supposed to give logically conclusive support to their conclusions. 
A) intended to supplement deductive arguments. 
B) intended to be abductive. 
C) supposed to offer only probable support for their conclusions. 
D) supposed to give logically conclusive support to their conclusions.

Question 3

What is the implied premise in the following moral argument? Argument: The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world.So the war was morally wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) If a war is immoral, it must be considered morally wrong. 
B) If a war does not increase the amount of peace in the world, it must be considered morally wrong. 
C) If a war does not increase the amount of happiness in the world, it must be considered morally wrong. 
D) Some wars increase the amount of happiness in the world. 
A) If a war is immoral, it must be considered morally wrong. 
B) If a war does not increase the amount of peace in the world, it must be considered morally wrong. 
C) If a war does not increase the amount of happiness in the world, it must be considered morally wrong. 
D) Some wars increase the amount of happiness in the world.

Question 4

What is a possible counterexample to the following moral principle? Moral principle: Lying is always wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) In some cases, if lying can save a person's life, then lying would not be morally wrong. 
B) Lying to cheat your friend out of money is morally wrong. 
C) Lying to save yourself from embarrassment is wrong. 
D) In some cases, if lying can save a person's life, then lying would still be morally wrong. 
A) In some cases, if lying can save a person's life, then lying would not be morally wrong. 
B) Lying to cheat your friend out of money is morally wrong. 
C) Lying to save yourself from embarrassment is wrong. 
D) In some cases, if lying can save a person's life, then lying would still be morally wrong.

Question 5

The form of this argument [If p,then q.p.Therefore,q.] is called:

Accepted Answer

A) modus tollens. 
B) hypothetical syllogism. 
C) modus ponens. 
D) reductio ad absurdum. 
A) modus tollens. 
B) hypothetical syllogism. 
C) modus ponens. 
D) reductio ad absurdum.

A moral statement is a:

Inductive arguments are:

What is the implied premise in the following moral argument? Argument: The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world.So the war was morally wrong.

What is a possible counterexample to the following moral principle? Moral principle: Lying is always wrong.

The form of this argument [If p,then q.p.Therefore,q.] is called:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Global Economic Justice

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Exam 3: Evaluating Moral Arguments

A moral statement is a:

Inductive arguments are:

What is the implied premise in the following moral argument? Argument: The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world.So the war was morally wrong.

What is a possible counterexample to the following moral principle? Moral principle: Lying is always wrong.

The form of this argument [If p,then q.p.Therefore,q.] is called:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Global Economic Justice

Filters