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Tоpic B: Sexuаl Cоnsent & EthicsA university is deciding hоw to prevent sexuаl misconduct relаted to alcohol. Three competing proposals emerge:Approach X: "Mandatory education emphasizing personal responsibility for alcohol consumption and decision-making. If you choose to drink, you're responsible for your choices. No changes to consent policies."Approach Y: "Mandatory education teaching students to 'err on the side of no' when uncertain about consent. Create clear guidelines: if someone shows ANY signs of impairment, don't proceed. Violations result in disciplinary action for 'failure to ensure valid consent.'"Approach Z: "Mandatory education on both personal responsibility AND duty to ensure valid consent. Create a disciplinary category for 'reckless disregard for consent' (less severe than assault) when someone proceeds despite uncertainty about their partner's competence."Your Task:Part 1: Position Alignment (30 points)a) Match theorists to approaches: Explain which approach BEST aligns with each theorist's overall position and why:Roiphe's view on personal responsibility and autonomyPineau's "communicative sexuality" standard and legal enforcementDixon's moral agreement with Pineau but legal skepticismAnswer:a)Roiphe's view best aligns with Approach X. This is because it is a view that is stating that one should be responsible for their own actions which include drinking too much, putting yourself in harm's way, etc. This puts the blame of the victim of the situation, because they chose to drink and they chose to say yes to or follow along with what the accused had asked of them, so therefore there should be no blame on the one who received what they perceived as an okay.Pineau's view best aligns with Approach Y, because it is the approach that mainly focuses on communication and punishment for no valid consent. The "communicative sexuality" ideal is a way of saying that both parties should ensure valid consent before proceeding into any sexual acts or else they are at fault because they did not take the proper course of action to make sure that the other person felt safe and comfortable with the following actions. This view also calls for harsh disciplinary action since the person in question did not do their best to ensure that the action was a right one and therefore took part in an illegal action.Dixon's view best aligns with Approach Z. This is because both Approach Z and Dixon's view are a mix of the two previous views but with some twists. Them being that, in terms of the first argument, yes, the person who is claiming to be a victim in the situation is slightly at fault for putting themselves into that situation, but they also should not be completely at fault do the fact that they should not always have to worry about someone taking advantage of them in a public area. And for the second argument Dixon does agree that certain measures should be taken to ensure valid consent, but he does not agree with the disciplinary measures being harsh, he thinks that they should be something simple that teaches the people in question a lesson but does not necessarily punish them.b) Central Park Mugger analogy: Use Dixon's Central Park Mugger analogy to explain what's wrong with Approach X from Pineau and Dixon's perspective. What does the analogy show about the relationship between foolish behavior and moral/legal responsibility?Answer: b)Approach X is one that says that the person who willingly put themselves in harm's way are at fault. This can be proven wrong by the Central Park Mugger analogy, which is a story where a man goes out running at night with all of his most expensive jewelry on, because it is what he feels comfortable in, and he is in his own neighborhood that also happens to be a violent gang's territory. While he is on the run he gets everything stolen off of him. Following along with the view of Approach X the man who was just trying to go for a run how he felt most comfortable is at fault, and the people who stole from him should receive no punishment at all. This is not right, because it may have been stupid for the man to go on a run in those circumstances, he should still be allowed to do so freely without being robbed of his things in his own neighborhood. And the robbers should not be able to go freely without charge just because the man did not make a smart decision. They still decided to rob someone which is a crime everywhere and should not be dismissed over something like that.Part 2: Framework Application (35 points)a) "Err on the side of false negative": Explain what it means to "err on the side of false negative" in the context of these approaches. Why do Dixon and Pineau believe this is the morally correct approach when uncertain about consent? What makes false positives worse than false negatives in this context?Answer: This is meaning that when a guy is in a situation where he wants to partake in sexual actions with a girl but cannot figure out what she truly means then he should just back off, and the only time he should proceed is when he gets valid consent. Even though it may seem like the girl he is with doesn't really mean no when she says it, and he perceives it as her just playing hard to get, missing the opportunity is better than going for it and being wrong. Waiting for valid consent and backing off when there isn't any is the morally correct approach because it puts everyone out of harm's way. No one can be accused of rape or sexual assault, and no one will feel like they were raped or assaulted. A false positive is worse than a false negative because a false positive will end up with someone feeling like they have been taken advantage of and a false negative just leaves someone feeling like they missed out, which is not a crime and is a feeling that will go away quickly unlike the feeling of being raped or sexually assaulted.b) Enforcement challenges: If Dixon were evaluating Approach Y versus Approach Z, which might he prefer despite agreeing with Pineau morally? Identify specific practical problems with enforcing Approach Y (the stricter standard) that might make Dixon favor Approach Z instead.Answer: Dixon would appeal more to Approach Z for many reasons that all mainly focus with the harsh or strict punishment that comes with Approach Y. He does not agree with punishing just the accused harshly, he thinks that all that will do will make everyone stop the partying and going out lifestyle because everyone would be too cautious of the people around them due to them not wanting to be falsely accused. Dixon also still agrees with the fact that people do still have some responsibility to not get themselves into these types of situations. So, while the fault should mainly be on the one who proceeded without fully valid consent blame can also be slightly on the one who did not make their feelings known at the time of the action.c) Both drunk complication: Explain how each approach would handle situations where both parties were impaired and both failed to "err on the side of no." Which approach deals with this complication most fairly?Part 3: Your Position and Defense (35 points)a) State your recommendation: Which approach would you recommend the university adopt? Be specific about whether you'd choose X, Y, Z, or some modified version.b) Defend your choice: Explain what makes your recommended approach compelling. Consider effectiveness at preventing harm, respecting student autonomy, and practical enforceability. Use course concepts like perverse incentives, error minimization, or the gap between moral and legal obligations.c) Anticipate and respond to an objection: Identify the strongest objection to your chosen approach from one of the theorists (or from a perspective represented by one of the other approaches). Explain this objection thoroughly, then respond to it. Your response should acknowledge what's legitimate about the objection while explaining why your approach is still preferable overall.Answer:Additional Question for Day 2: You argued that Dixon favors Approach Z partly because harsh punishment would "make everyone stop the partying and going out lifestyle because everyone would be too cautious." But consider this: Pineau explicitly wants legal enforcement precisely to change behavior—to make people MORE cautious about proceeding without clear consent. From her perspective, isn't your concern (that Y would make people overly cautious) actually a feature, not a bug? In 150-250 words, explain whether "making people too cautious about consent" is actually a problem. Does this reveal something you need to reconsider about Dixon's position, or can you explain why there's a meaningful difference between "appropriately cautious" and "too cautious"?