Question

Click to read the passage from "Lifeboat Ethics," by Garrett Hardin. Then
answer the question.

Which of the following best describes the author's use of deductive
reasoning?

A. He cites population growth statistics to present a more logical argument and establish his credibility.

B. He uses the lifeboat metaphor to appeal to the reader's emotions.

C. He describes population growth in the United States more specifically and then examines population growth throughout the world generally

D. He describes population growth generally and then explains how
that applies to the United States and poorer nations more specifically

Answer 1

the answer is b he uses the lifeboat metaphor to appeal to the readers emotions

Answer 2

The correct option is B. He uses the lifeboat metaphor to appeal to the reader's emotions best describes the author's use of deductive reasoning. No one individual or organization has the right to deplete, misuse, or consume more of its resources than is justifiable. He intended for the reader to consider the world's disasters and how they would be resolved if everyone had access to the same resources and money.

What is the lifeboat dilemma?

The moral conundrum produced by picturing the following circumstance is known as "lifeboat ethics" or "the lifeboat problem." There are currently 20 people in your lifeboat, which has a capacity of only 15. If nobody gets off the boat, it will sink.

In the lifeboat metaphor, Hardin pictured rich nations as sitting in lifeboats full of rich people, while the poor sat in their own boats, many of whom were falling out due to overcrowding, with a high risk of drowning, and screamed for help to be taken aboard the less crowded boats of the rich in order to be saved.

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