When the Value of a Human Life Is Calculated According

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Multiple Choice

When the value of a human life is calculated according to the economic contribution a person makes to society (as reflected in her income-earning potential) , the troubling implication is that

• A)it is possible for a retired or disabled person to have no value to society.
• B)economists are more valuable than entrepreneurs.
• C)retired people who volunteer in their communities are more valuable than physicians.
• D)all workers have equal value.

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Definitions:

Superior Oblique

A cranial muscle that originates from the sphenoid bone and inserts onto the outer surface of the eye, contributing to downward and outward movements of the eye.

Superior Rectus

A muscle in the eye that controls upward eye movement and is one of the six extraocular muscles.

Inferior Rectus

A muscle in the eye that is responsible for downward eye movement.

Coracobrachialis

A muscle in the shoulder that assists in flexing and adducting the arm at the shoulder joint.