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1. In each of the following passages, add a moral premise to turn it into a valid moral argument. Italicize your added moral premise (example below).

A. Noah promised to drive Thelma to Los Angeles, so he should stop bellyaching and do it.

B. The refugees were shot and lied to, and the authorities did nothing to stop any of this. The authorities should have intervened.

C. There was never any imminent threat from the Iraqi government, so the United States should not have invaded Iraq.

D. The doctors performed the experiment on twenty patients without their consent. Obviously, that was wrong.

2. Use counterexamples to test each of the following general moral principles (example below)

A. It is always and everywhere wrong to tell a lie.

B. Any action that serves one's own best interests is morally permissible.

C. Any action that is approved of by one's society is moral.

D. Making a premise to someone incurs a moral obligation to keep the promise in all circumstances.