Rule Utilitarianism Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

Rule utilitarianism is:

• A) The view that an act is right if and only if it produces a greater balance of pleasure over pain for the ruling class of a society.
• B) The view that an act is right if and only if it is permitted by the rules whose widespread acceptance would have better consequences than the acceptance of any alternative set of rules.
• C) The view that the morally best rules are those whose acceptance in a society would maximize overall happiness within that society.
• D) The view that an act is right if and only if it is useful in upholding or maintaining the moral rules of society.

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Definitions:

ICD-10-PCS

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System; a system used by healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.

Use of Decimal

A numerical system that employs the base ten; extensively used in mathematics and measurements.

ICD-10-CM

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification; a system used by healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the U.S.

Alpha or Numeric

Pertaining to systems or sequences that consist of letters (alpha) and/or numbers (numeric).