What Is the Implicit Premise in the Following Moral Argument

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the implicit premise in the following moral argument? "The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world. So, the war was morally wrong."

• A) If a war is immoral, it must be considered morally wrong.
• B) If a war does not increase the amount of peace in the world, it must be considered morally wrong.
• C) If a war does not increase the amount of happiness in the world, it must be considered morally wrong.
• D) Some wars increase the amount of happiness in the world.

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Definitions:

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