Multiple Choice
Which of the following, according to Dershowitz, best captures the strongest argument against the resort to legitimized, public torture in ticking bomb cases?
A) Torture is wrong, even in such cases, because torture always entails a violation of the torture victim's human rights.
B) Torture is wrong, even in such cases, because the information extracted by torture in such cases is likely to be false.
C) Torture is wrong, even in such cases, because it establishes a precedent for the use of torture beyond these limited cases.
D) Torture is wrong, even in such cases, because in such circumstances the risk of torturing the innocent is too great.
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