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The following is an audio file of the questions read by Dr. Rentmeester, should you choose to consult it during the exam:

Even though the statistical evidence regarding the actual effects of having a death penalty policy is “spotty,” according to Pojman, we should still _________ such a policy because even if we’re wrong about those effects getting us what we want (i.e., less murders), all that ended up happening is that some murderers were executed. Since innocent lives are always worth more than guilty lives, then not much was actually lost here.

What are the two principles that Nathanson cites as the “fundamental values” which supporters and opponents of the death penalty share? (Also, Nathanson says that the death penalty in practice actually doesn’t support these values)

Lee and George offer the following example: Suppose a mother and father take their baby home after it’s born. The only reason why they didn’t get an abortion is because they couldn’t afford one. Furthermore, when they tried to give their baby up for adoption,, they couldn’t find anyone willing to adopt the baby. In this case, even though the parents didn’t voluntarily consent to the pregnancy, why do Lee and George argue that they are still responsible to the child, and thus, are not morally justified to leave the child out in the woods somewhere?

The nurse is aware that for the 3-month-old who has a surgery time of 2:30 PM, the start order for NPO should be no earlier than:

Calculate hourly fluid requirements for a child that weighs 7 kg 

Emotivism is the position in applied ethics that so long as a moral claim coheres with my emotional state, then it automatically passes Kant’s categorical imperative test.

Short Answer:  Answer the following question in 2-3 sentences.  This question is worth 5 points.  Explain the difference between a threshold concept and a comparative concept. Which type is used in competency determinations?

Which of the following best represents Pojman’s “common sense” argument in favor of capital punishment?