Consider the following argument and its map. “What is the m…
Consider the following argument and its map. “What is the moral status of lying? Despite what many people would have us believe, 1 lying isn’t morally wrong. For one thing,2 lying is saying something that isn’t true, and 3 everybody says things that aren’t true now and then because 4 everyone has false beliefs. This means that 5 everybody lies, and 6 nothing that everybody does can be morally wrong. For another thing, 7 something is morally good if it maximizes pleasure or minimizes pain. Thus, 8 if lying didn’t minimize unnecessary pain then it would be morally wrong. But, 9 lying does minimize unnecessary pain because 10 the truth can hurt.” MC 4.4d.png Consider the following objection to this argument: “Even though the truth can hurt, it doesn’t follow that lying minimizes unnecessary pain. After all, not knowing the truth might hurt even more than knowing it.” What part of the argument is this objection criticizing?