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Utilitarianism holds that slavery

    { 1 } - is always wrong.
    { 2 } - is right if it maximizes pleasure.
    { 3 } - is always right.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

Utilitarianism holds that slavery

Slavery would be right if it maximizes the total pleasure.

Slavery would maximize the total pleasure if the benefits to the slave owners outweighed the harm to the slaves. This could happen if the slave owners derived great enjoyment from having slaves -- and the slaves were drugged to keep them docile and make them enjoy being slaves.

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2 is correct!

Utilitarianism holds that slavery

    { 1 } - is always wrong.
    { 2 } - is right if it maximizes pleasure.
    { 3 } - is always right.

Slavery would be right if it maximizes the total pleasure.

Slavery would maximize the total pleasure if the benefits to the slave owners outweighed the harm to the slaves. This could happen if the slave owners derived great enjoyment from having slaves -- and the slaves were drugged to keep them docile and make them enjoy being slaves.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

Utilitarianism holds that slavery

    { 1 } - is always wrong.
    { 2 } - is right if it maximizes pleasure.
    { 3 } - is always right.

It would be wrong if it didn't maximize pleasure.

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