Utilitarian Conservationists Tend to Believe That Resources Should Be Saved

question 37

Multiple Choice

Utilitarian conservationists tend to believe that resources should be saved because they are important

• A) As a home for wildlife
• B) In the conservation of aesthetic values
• C) To our understanding of the biosphere
• D) For a strong economic system
• E) And used by all living things

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument composed of three categorical propositions, two premises followed by a conclusion, where if the first proposition (if A, then B) and the second proposition (if B, then C) are true, then the conclusion (if A, then C) necessarily follows.

Modus Ponens

A form of deductive reasoning where, from premises in the form "If P, then Q" and "P", one concludes "Q".

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form that infers the denial of an antecedent from the denial of the consequent in a conditional statement.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A form of logical argument where two conditional statements lead to a conclusion if the first condition is true, then the conclusion follows.