Which of the Following Can We Infer from Dougherty's Claim

question 455

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can we infer from Dougherty's claim that it is not always transparent to people whether they are giving their morally valid consent to a sexual encounter?

• A) It is possible that all parties to a sexual encounter think they are all validly consenting at the time of that encounter, but then later, after the sexual encounter, they discover that the valid consent of one of them was violated.
• B) It is possible that all parties to a sexual encounter think they are all validly consenting at the time to that encounter, but then later, the law as an external third party judges that the valid consent of one of them was violated.
• C) People are obligated to think beforehand about all of their deal breakers so that they can know whether having sex with others might break any of those deals.
• D) People are obligated to disclose all of their deal breakers to their potential sexual partners so that their partners can know whether having sex with them involves any deception.

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