Singer offers a simple principle: "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it." Singer then goes on to say, "The uncontroversial appearance of the principle just stated is __________. If it were acted upon, even in its qualified form, our lives, our society, and our world would be fundamentally changed."
A) abstract
B) rhetorical
C) deceptive
D) fatalistic

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Singer suggests that the principle's simplicity and apparent uncontroversial nature are deceptive because if people truly acted on it, it would lead to significant changes in our lives and society, indicating the principle's profound implications are not immediately apparent.

Singer Offers a Simple Principle: "If It Is in Our