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Based on the article "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" by Peter Singer

According to Singer: (CHOOSE 1 ANSWER THAT FITS BEST)

A. There is no significant distinction between justice and charity.

B. The traditional distinction between duty and charity is legal not moral.

C. According to our present way of thinking, it is unjust to not be charitable.

D. The present way we distinguish between duty and charity cannot be supported.

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Based on Peter Singer's arguments in "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," the answer that fits best is:

D. The present way we distinguish between duty and charity cannot be supported.

Singer argues that the traditional distinctions we make between what we consider a moral duty and what we see as acts of charity are not morally justified. He challenges the notion that we are only obligated to help those in our immediate community and asserts that we have a moral duty to assist those in need, regardless of their location.