An ethical expressivist would understand the sentence "It is wrong to murder" as
A) a necessarily false proposition.
B) an emphatic expression of moral truth.
C) a sentence expressing the subjective opinion of the speaker.
D) signifying the speaker's negative attitude toward murder.

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Ethical expressivism holds that moral statements express the speaker's attitudes or emotions rather than stating facts. Thus, "It is wrong to murder" signifies the speaker's negative attitude toward murder.

An Ethical Expressivist Would Understand the Sentence "It Is Wrong