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When we face conflicting prima facie duties, we should
{ 1 } - carefully consider the situation, weigh one duty against another, and decide which duty is the strongest.
{ 2 } - do what will produce the greatest intrinsic good.
{ 3 } - ask our ethics teacher what to do.
{ 4 } - flip a coin.
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1 is correct!
When we face conflicting prima facie duties, we should
{ 1 } - carefully consider the situation, weigh one duty against another, and decide which duty is the strongest.
{ 2 } - do what will produce the greatest intrinsic good.
{ 3 } - ask our ethics teacher what to do.
{ 4 } - flip a coin.
This what Ross tells us to do. But it would be nice to have a little more direction, to help us to make better decisions.
Emotivists in such cases just go with their feelings. Is this so different from Ross's approach?
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2 is wrong. Please try again.
When we face conflicting prima facie duties, we should
{ 1 } - carefully consider the situation, weigh one duty against another, and decide which duty is the strongest.
{ 2 } - do what will produce the greatest intrinsic good.
{ 3 } - ask our ethics teacher what to do.
{ 4 } - flip a coin.
This is the utilitarian approach that Ross rejects.
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3 is wrong. Please try again.
When we face conflicting prima facie duties, we should
{ 1 } - carefully consider the situation, weigh one duty against another, and decide which duty is the strongest.
{ 2 } - do what will produce the greatest intrinsic good.
{ 3 } - ask our ethics teacher what to do.
{ 4 } - flip a coin.
No! Your teacher is probably more confused that you are.
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4 is wrong. Please try again.
When we face conflicting prima facie duties, we should
{ 1 } - carefully consider the situation, weigh one duty against another, and decide which duty is the strongest.
{ 2 } - do what will produce the greatest intrinsic good.
{ 3 } - ask our ethics teacher what to do.
{ 4 } - flip a coin.
Do you want to make the wrong decision half of the time?
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