The Singer Solution to World Poverty

What is Singer's purpose in his essay?

• To not donate to those in need because they got themselves into their situation.

• People are hypocrites and they should donate money to organizations to save a child in need.

• To convince those that instead of spending all of our money on unnecessary luxuries, we should donate it to poverty

• Morally, there is no such thing as right or wrong

Who do you think is the intended audience in this essay?

• Organizations

• Peter Unger

• Anyone who is able to donate money to organizations

• Children who are in need

Why did Singer mention the Germans and the Nazis in paragraph 13

• To show his audience that he knows a lot about European history

• To show the comparison between his audience and the Germans

• To purposely insult his audience

Why do you think that Singer decided to add the contact information to the organizations that help children in need, to his essay?

• Hes asking for money

• Singer wants the audience to realize that if they are willing to criticize Bob for choosing his car over a child's life, the sudience should take action and donate.

• Singer wants to put his audience in Bob's position, and let them make a choice to either save their money for themselves or allow another child die.

• So the audience can spread the information or their friends, family, etc.

Based on the answers of the previous question, how is Singer trying to make the audience feel?

• Guilty

• Mad

• Joyful

• Selfless