According to the second formulation of the Categorical Imperative,
A) the moral worth of a person depends upon that person's actions.
B) one good turn deserves another.
C) bad deeds should be punished.
D) it is wrong for one person to "use" another.
E) the moral worth of a person depends upon that person's intentions.

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The second formulation of the Categorical Imperative, often summarized as "Treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end," implies that it is morally wrong to use people merely as tools or means to achieve one's own goals. This is reflected in choice D.

According to the Second Formulation of the Categorical Imperative