Three Cheers for the Nanny State & Vocab Quiz

Worthy of praise

self contained commercial establishment

A sharp and witty reply

turn to and adopt

They found the ban's language hard to understand.

They feared punishment for disobeying the ban

They did not like being told what to do.

They wanted a ban that was stricter.

increased poverty

more regulations

busier stores

higher prices

Ms. Rudd

leaving trash on the floor

cheating on your test

putting olives on a pizza

Wearing sunglasses at night

laughing during a sad movie

staying inside during a thunderstorm

walking barefoot in the snow

controlled by a rational decision

controlled by a person's moral nature

influenced by Mills "harm principle"

influenced by "predictable miscalculations"

John Stuart Mill wrote in 1859 that the only justifiable reason for interfering in someone's freedom of action was to prevent harm to others.

You can stop someone from crossing a bridge that is broken, he said, because you can be sure no one wants to plummet into the river.

Now we see that these errors aren't a function of bad character, but of our shared cognitive inheritance.

It's not always worth it to intervene, but sometimes, where the costs are small and the benefit is large, it is.

explain the necessity of the ban

to describe the ban

to suggest an alternative to the ban

to persuade people to reject the ban

after all, people can still get as much soda as they want

like the guy about to step through a hole on a broken bridge, we need help

for some people, yes, it's an absolute loss

it's hard to give up on the idea of ourselves of being complete rationals

Correct

witty

prove to be true

set right

Can you please verify that your name is correct on this form

The claim isn't valid because no one can verify the source of the information on which it is based.

I will try to verify the situation, but I think things are beyond fixing

Are you able to verify your information?