Which of the Following Cases Would McMahan Likely Regard as an Instance

question 299

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cases would McMahan likely regard as an instance of an action that is subjectively, but not objectively justified?

• A) A man who kills his elderly relative based on the erroneous belief that he stands to inherit a substantial fortune.
• B) A police officer who fires on a suspect believed to be armed and dangerous when, in actuality, the suspect's gun is only a toy.
• C) A person who adopts a new fashion trend based on the popularity of the trend in mass media and in his or her social circle.
• D) The torture of an individual who the torturer knows to be innocent, but nevertheless desires to torture.

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Definitions:

Fault Routine

A programmed sequence executed by a device or system in response to an error or malfunction to mitigate damage or shutdown safely.

Subroutine

A sequence of program instructions that perform a specific task, packaged as a unit. In PLC programming, it can be called multiple times from different parts of the program.

Main Routine

The primary sequence of instructions or program that runs in a PLC or computer to execute various tasks.

Consumed Tag

In industrial automation, a tag or variable from one device that is used or read by another device across a network.