Multiple Choice
Act-utilitarianism is the theory that:
A) the morally right action is the one covered by a rule that, if generally followed, would produce the most favorable balance of good over evil, everyone considered
B) right actions are those that directly produce the greatest overall good, everyone considered
C) right actions are those that advance one's own best interests
D) right actions are those that conform to our moral intuitions
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