All of the following express the position of some type of consequentialism except the consequences that make an act right
A) must benefit everyone equally.
B) are the consequences for the agent.
C) depend upon different variables.
D) must pass the universalizability test of conception.

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The correct answer is D because the universalizability test of conception is a principle associated with deontological ethics, particularly Kantian ethics, rather than consequentialism. Consequentialism focuses on the outcomes or consequences of actions to determine their moral worth, not on whether they can be universally applied, which is what the universalizability test is about.

All of the Following Express the Position of Some Type