The Moral Issue of Whether We Have a Duty to Help

question 10

Multiple Choice

The moral issue of whether we have a duty to help the poor and hungry of the world is compelling mainly because the

• A) news media constantly remind us of the plight of poor people.
• B) world's poor are now slightly better off than they used to be, which is a reminder of their plight.
• C) wretchedness of the world's poor is an exaggeration that the rich are often confronted with.
• D) wretchedness of the world's poor is profound and the economic gap between rich and poor is wide.

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Definitions:

Caribbean Plate

A mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of South America.

Transform Fault

A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often associated with earthquakes.

Subduction Zone

A geological region where one tectonic plate slides underneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Transform Fault

A type of strike-slip fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.