Which of the Following Is a Key Premise in McMahan's

question 805

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key premise in McMahan's argument against the legalization of torture?

• A) Conditions provided for legal torture would likely be exploited and abused by those with unjust aims.
• B) Torture inherently violates the victim's human dignity and undermines the perpetrator's humanity.
• C) Although ticking bomb cases make it appear to be so, torture is never actually the lesser of two evils.
• D) Legalized torture would, in all likelihood, result in the torture of the innocent, which is inherently forbidden.

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