Which Premise in Henry Shue's TICKING TIME BOMB Argument Is

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which premise in Henry Shue's TICKING TIME BOMB argument is the normative premise?

• A) The premise that either the police torture the criminal or Paris will be blown up.
• B) The hidden premise that torture is permissible in extreme cases.
• C) The premise that it is better for one criminal to suffer than for millions of innocent people to die.
• D) Since Shue's TICKING TIME BOMB argument is about consequences rather than obligations, there is no normative premise.