To Say That the Consequentialist Account of Right Action Is

Multiple Choice

To say that the consequentialist account of right action is a maximizing conception is to say that, according to the account,

A) we are obligated to convince as many people as possible to accept consequentialism.
B) we ought to perform that action the consequences of which will have at least as much overall value as any of the alternative actions.
C) we are to perform that action the consequences of which will have the least overall value compared to any of the alternative actions.
D) none of the above