What Role Does the Claim That One Should Save a Child

question 626

Multiple Choice

What role does the claim that one should save a child drowning in a pond that one is walking past play in Singer's paper?

• A) Singer argues that one is not obligated to save the child drowning; rather, one should call for help by dialing 9-1-1.
• B) Singer uses the example of the child drowning in a pond to argue that we have duties to those near us who are in danger but not to those far away.
• C) Singer uses this example to illustrate the main moral principle that he defends.
• D) Singer uses this example to argue that people have obligations to teach children how to swim to avoid drowning deaths.

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