The Fact That Ordinary Soldiers Will Follow Orders to Shoot

question 28

Multiple Choice

The fact that ordinary soldiers will follow orders to shoot defenseless civilians indicates that

• A)human nature is evil.
• B)under the sway of evil forces,even nice people are sometimes corrupted.
• C)ordinary soldiers are cruel.
• D)leaders always make ordinary people go astray.

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