How Are Arguments by Analogy Often Used in Ethics, According

question 3

Multiple Choice

How are arguments by analogy often used in ethics, according to Chapter 7?

• A) To show that because an action resembles some other action that is clearly morally wrong, the first action is also morally wrong.
• B) To show that because an action differs in important ways from some other action that is morally wrong, the first action is not morally wrong.
• C) To show that you cannot compare two actions, morally speaking, because of specific significant differences between them.
• D) To show that because an action resembles some other action that is illegal, the first action is morally wrong, even if it is not technically illegal.

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