2. According to the text, one reason why we study ethics is to see

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• The fallacy that criticizes the source of an opinion, instead of

critiquing the reason given for it, is called begging the question.

• True

*b. False

• According to the text, one reason why we study ethics is to see

whether we can justify the beliefs we hold.

*a. True

• False

3. The following is an example of normative ethics: "Capital punishment

is wrong because it is wrong to directly take a human life."

*a. True

• False

• Ethics is a branch of philosophy that seeks to discover what

different moral beliefs different people do, in fact, have.

• True

*b. False

• Ethics is exclusively a descriptive discipline.

• True

*b. False

• While emotions or feelings may play some role in moral

considerations, in an Ethics course one is also expected to give reasons for one's moral judgments.

*a. True

• False

• An ethical theory is a systematic exposition of a particular view

about what is the nature and basis of good or right.

*a. True

• False

• In doing metaethics one analyzes the meaning and function of ethical

language.

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*a. True

• False

• Ethics is that branch of philosophy that is concerned with how we

ought to live, with the idea of the good, and with the meaning of such concepts as right and wrong.

*a. True

• False

• "People often find it difficult to do what they believe is right"

is a normative statement.

• True

*b. False

• To say that Sue has a right to know the truth is to give a

consequentialist reason for bein g honest.

• True

*b. False

• Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non -consequentialist

(NC) forms of reasoning.

Students ought not to cheat on their ethics test because, if everyone cheated, then the test grades would not mean anything.

Correct Answer:

C

• Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non -consequentialist

(NC) forms of reasoning.

Although you intended well, what you did was bad because it caused more harm than good.

Correct Answer:

C

• Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non-consequentialist

(NC) forms of reasoning.

You should give her the position, because that is the only fair option. 2 / 3

Correct Answer:

N

• Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A),

or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C):

That is a worthless piece of art because it says nothing and expresses nothing.

Correct Answer:

A

• Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A),

or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C) :

What he did was praiseworthy because it was so selfless.

Correct Answer:

E

• Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A),

or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C):

You ought to stand when the Queen enters the room.

Correct Answer:

C

• Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A),

or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C):

One ought to pay one's taxes.

Correct Answer:

L or E, depending on the reasoning

19. Choose the best answer :

The statement "More than half the people in this country believe that giving military aid to foreign governments is wrong" is Normative (N) or Descriptive (D)?

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