The Argument That Allowing Active Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Will

question 46

Multiple Choice

The argument that allowing active euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide will inevitably lead to heinous extensions or perversions of the original practices is best characterized as a(n)

• A) slippery slope argument.
• B) red herring argument.
• C) argument from mercy.
• D) argument from utility.

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Definitions:

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual's racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group, which can impair performance in a variety of settings.

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about one's group, which can impair performance in various domains.

Analogical Representations

Mental representations that have some of the physical characteristics of objects; they are analogous to the objects.

Symbolic Representations

Abstract mental representations that consist of words or ideas.