Question 1

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;People tend to do what's in their best interest.&#34;&#10;A) Moral claim&#10;B) Descriptive claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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The claim is a descriptive claim because it describes a general observation about human behavior without making a moral judgment or prescribing how people should act.

Question 2

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;Abortion in the first and second trimesters is legal.&#34;&#10;A) Descriptive claim&#10;B) Moral claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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The claim is stating a fact about the legality of abortion, which makes it a descriptive claim.

Question 3

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;Physician-assisted suicide is morally wrong.&#34;&#10;A) Descriptive claim&#10;B) Moral claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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"Physician-assisted suicide is morally wrong" is a moral claim because it expresses a moral judgment about the morality of physician-assisted suicide.

Question 4

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer. &#34;A nurse has a moral obligation to treat patients with respect.&#34;&#10;A) Moral claim&#10;B) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;C) Descriptive claim&#10;

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The claim is about a moral obligation, which is a type of moral claim.

Question 5

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer. &#34;Genetically modified wheat is an artificial crop.&#34;&#10;A) Descriptive claim&#10;B) Moral claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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The statement "Genetically modified wheat is an artificial crop" is a descriptive claim because it describes a characteristic of genetically modified wheat without making a moral judgment or prescribing any action.

Question 6

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;Legalizing recreational drugs creates more total pleasure in society than making those drugs illegal.&#34;&#10;A) Descriptive claim&#10;B) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;C) Moral claim&#10;

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Question 7

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;People often make sacrifices for their friends and family.&#34;&#10;A) Descriptive claim&#10;B) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;C) Moral claim&#10;

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The claim is a descriptive claim because it describes a general pattern of behavior.

Question 8

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;Policies that systematically make it harder for racial minorities to vote are unjust.&#34;&#10;A) Moral claim&#10;B) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;C) Descriptive claim&#10;

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This is a moral claim because it involves a judgment about what is right or wrong, specifically regarding the fairness and justice of voting policies affecting racial minorities.

Question 9

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;You're morally required to save another person's life if you can do so without risking your own.&#34;&#10;A) Moral claim&#10;B) Descriptive claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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This is a moral claim because it involves a judgment about what is morally required, indicating a prescriptive or normative stance on behavior.

Question 10

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer. &#34;Students should never cheat on an exam.&#34;&#10;A) Moral claim&#10;B) Descriptive claim&#10;C) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;

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This is a moral claim because it involves a judgment about what is right or wrong behavior, specifically regarding cheating on exams.

Question 11

What kind of claim is the claim below?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;&#34;Physicians who withhold potential risks from patients undermine their community's trust in medical institutions.&#34;&#10;A) A moral claim but not prescriptive or evaluative.&#10;B) Moral claim&#10;C) Descriptive claim&#10;

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Question 12

What kind of argument is this?&#10;Pick the best answer.&#10;-Voter intimidation (intimidating someone to get them to vote for a particular candidate or to prevent them from voting) is illegal&#10;-Impersonating an election official to falsely convince someone they don't have the right kind of ID to vote is voter intimidation&#10;So, impersonating an election official to falsely convince someone they don't have the right kind of ID to vote is illegal.&#10;A) An argument, but not a moral argument&#10;B) Not an argument at all&#10;C) A moral argument&#10;D) A moral argument but with a descriptive conclusion&#10;

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