To A(n) ________, Breaking Promises Is Wrong Because If the Implied

question 7

Multiple Choice

To a(n) ________, breaking promises is wrong because if the implied rule were universalized (if everyone followed the rule) , then no promise anywhere could be trusted and the whole convention of promise making would be obliterated. Thus no one would be willing to live in such a world.

• A) egoist
• B) utilitarian
• C) Kantian
• D) categorical theorist

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Definitions:

User Cost

The cost of using a good or service, which includes the opportunity cost of not using the asset in an alternative use.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of choosing one option over another, typically represented by the benefits that could have been gained by choosing the alternative.

Depletable Resource

A natural resource that can be diminished or exhausted by use, such as fossil fuels, minerals, or forests.

Extraction Cost

The expenses associated with the removal of raw materials from their natural setting for use or sale.