A. THE AUTHOR IS CRITICAL OF UTILITARIANISM AND ADMITS IT HAS SEVER...

4. a. The author is critical of utilitarianism and admits it has several problems, but she does not reject itas an ethical theory. In fact, she concedes that it is useful in creating social policies and legislation.Therefore, the most logical inference is that she may use utilitarianism occasionally but not as a guid-ing moral principle. Choices b and c are therefore incorrect. Choice dis incorrect because nothing inthe passage indicates how she feels about utilitarianism as a basis for social policy. The passage doesnot state that she believes most people do not really understand utilitarianism, so choice eis incorrect.