Which of the Following Is NOT Stated to Be a Problem

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT stated to be a problem for top-down models of ethical reasoning in Beauchamp and Childress's discussion?

• A) To make moral judgments in particular cases, norms must generally be specified and balanced, not simply applied.
• B) The top-down model relies too heavily on its likeness to reasoning used in other fields, such as mathematics.
• C) When presented with a case, ethical thinkers must select pertinent facts and rules, and selecting the right set of facts and rules is not reducible to a deductive form of judgment.
• D) A top-down model creates a potentially infinite regress of justification because every level of appeal to a precept requires a further level to justify that precept.

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