DISCUSSION: If you read the full line, and line 9, you’ll see that the purpose of the question is to show how utilitarianism has intuitive appeal, but also strange consequences.
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- This wasn’t it. Lines 9-11 are the lines which point out an implausible feature (“executing the innocent to please a mob”)
- This didn’t happen. If Utilitarianism were internally contradictory we surely wouldn’t still be talking about it. Internal contradiction is a massive blow to any theory: it means the author’s version of their theory has internal flaws. There’s no need of external criticism; the theory is flawed on its own.
- The author argues against utilitarianism, so this answer is implausible.
- CORRECT. Yes. The words “At first sight, utilitarianism seems plausible…..” show the author thinks utilitarianism has intuitive appeal.
- The main point of the passage isn’t utilitarianism. The author is only using it as a way to explain where Rawls’ ideas come from.
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