Can you help me with these questions? 17. The terms free speech Can you help me with these questions? 17. The terms free speech and free expression refer A. only to speaking, excluding other actions such as writing, yelling, acting, painting, burning flags, carrying signs, and singing. B. only to speaking, writing, yelling, and singing, excluding other actions such as acting, painting, burning flags, and carrying signs. C. not only to speaking but also to writing, yelling, singing, acting, painting, carrying signs, and burning flags. D. only to speaking, writing, yelling, singing, acting, painting, and carrying signs, excluding inherently disrespectful actions such as burning flags. 19. Which of the following consequences of hate speech is evidence that hate speech is not merely unpleasant or offensive? A. Hate speech leaves perpetrators feeling guilty. B. Hate speech leaves physical impacts on its targets. C. Hate speech leaves traces on the social conscience. D. Hate speech leaves people unsatisfied with democracy. 20. Which of the following is a good guideline for ensuring civil online debate? A. Avoid sarcasm, rudeness, snide comments, and remarks that you would consider discourteous if they were directed at you. B. Dont hesitate to vent your emotions when the discussion elicits feelings like anger or frustration. C. When someone raises objections to your viewpoint, ignore the content of the objection and focus instead on trying to prove something negative about the person who raised the objection. D. Seek out discussions where there are space constraints (like Twitter) and where the discussions are already rambunctious. 30. Which of the following statements is a plausible nonconsequentialist argument for pacifism? A. War is always wrong because the deliberate killing of human beings violates a fundamental rightthe right to life. B. The loss of even one life in a war is so catastrophically bad that no amount of good resulting from the war could counterbalance it. C. War inevitably leads to more war, and multiple wars can never outweigh the good that might come out of so many conflicts. D. War is never justified, because it always produces more bad than good. The catastrophic loss of life and the widespread destruction of war can never offset whatever political or material gains are achieved; riches, land, oil, or power cannot outweigh the carnage. 33. Suppose that allowing more immigrants into the United States will result in job losses for around 20,000 Americans. However, the net result for the economy overall will be positivethat is, allowing more immigrants into the country will improve the economy relative to what it would be without the new influx of immigrants. In this scenario, what would a utilitarian advise the country to do? A. allow more immigrants because that is what is best for the immigrants themselves B. not allow more immigrants because the workers who lose their jobs as a result of the increase will be less happy C. allow more immigrants because that is what is best for the economy overall D. not allow more immigrants because doing so would not be best for American citizens 34. In 1901, Australia passed the Immigration Restriction Act, also called the White Australia policy. This law aimed to limit non-White immigration to Australia, particularly Asian immigration, and thereby preserve British predominance within the country. Suppose that this law created a large amount of happiness among people living in Australia and other supporters of the policyan amount greater than the unhappiness among people around the world who wanted to immigrate to Australia, but couldnt, and other opponents of the policy. In these circumstances, would a utilitarian advocate for keeping this law? A. No, because it is unjust for a country to accept only White Europeans. B. Yes, because the consequences of keeping this law would be better overall than if it were eliminated. C. No, because the safety and welfare of immigrants from non-White countries is more important than the happiness of people living in Australia at the time. D. Yes, because immigrants lack moral status under utilitarianism. 40. Edgar has adopted a libertarian theory of justice. The government is giving voters the opportunity to decide whether to raise taxes to pay for universal health care. Given his personal theory of distributive justice, Edgar will vote A. to raise taxes to pay for universal health care, because everyone deserves an equal share of the goods in society. B. not to raise taxes to pay for universal health care, because the only way for people to learn to be financially responsible is for them to pay for their own health care. C. to raise taxes to pay for universal health care, because access to health care is a positive right, which obligates everyone to ensure that everyone else has health care. D. not to raise taxes to pay for universal health care, because each person has a right to do what they want with their own money as long as they do not violate the liberty rights of others. Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy PHIL 11100
