One morally relevant difference between the suffering of workers on a municipal project and the suffering of the guest stars on "Torture of the Week" is the:
A) torture victims provide pleasure to viewers, while the workers do not.
B) workers are paid, but the victims are not.
C) workers participate voluntarily, but the victims do not.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

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The suffering of workers on a municipal project may involve some level of consent or voluntariness, such as agreeing to work under certain conditions. In contrast, the victims on "Torture of the Week" are not participating voluntarily and are being subjected to suffering against their will. This difference in voluntariness is a morally relevant distinction. Choices A and B are not relevant to the moral difference between the two situations.

One Morally Relevant Difference Between the Suffering of Workers on a Municipal