Your text indicates five distinct criteria that the so-called Method II arguments may use to determine the moral status of a being (such as a fetus): 1. Being Human, 2. Being Like Human, 3. Potentiality, 4. Evolving Value, or 5. Actuality. For the following Method II claims, determine which of these five criteria is being employed.
"Though human, this fetus does not have the potential to develop the abilities of a person, for it has no upper brain. Thus, it does not have full rights to life." Which Method II is assumed by this claim?

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Your text indicates five distinct criteria that the so-called Method II arguments may use to determine the moral status of a being (such as a fetus): 1. Being Human, 2. Being Like Human, 3. Potentiality, 4. Evolving Value, or 5. Actuality. For the following Method II claims, determine which of these five criteria is being employed.
"Though human, this fetus does not have the potential to develop the abilities of a person, for it has no upper brain. Thus, it does not have full rights to life."  Which Method II is assumed by this claim?

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The claim focuses on the fetus's lack of potential to develop abilities typical of a person due to the absence of an upper brain, aligning with the "Potentiality" criterion.

Your Text Indicates Five Distinct Criteria That the So-Called Method