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Label the Following as Consequentialist (C)or Non-Consequentialist (NC)forms of Reasoning

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Label the following as Consequentialist (C)or Non-consequentialist (NC)forms of reasoning.
Although you intended well, what you did was bad because it caused more harm than good.


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Egoistic Helping

Acts of providing assistance to others motivated by a desire to benefit oneself, such as feeling good or avoiding guilt.

Altruistic Helping

Voluntarily assisting others without expecting anything in return, driven by the desire to benefit someone else.

Zero-Sum Helping

A concept where one party's gain in a helping situation is perceived to directly correspond to another party's loss, suggesting a competitive or balanced exchange rather than mutual benefit.

Non-Zero-Sum Helping

A situation in social interactions where an act of help or cooperation benefits both the helper and the recipient, contrasting with scenarios where one's gain is another's loss.

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