Why does Woollard think that the CB Radio case, in which you are obligated to save a child in a sinking ship far away calling for your help through your CB radio, does not necessarily show that proximity is not morally relevant?
A) Woollard argues that there may be other morally relevant factors that explain why you are obligated to help in this case, such as the fact that you had a personal encounter with the victim by hearing the child on your radio.
B) Woollard argues that in the CB Radio case, you are not obligated to save the child far away because there may be other parties such as the Coast Guard who also heard the child's cry for help.
C) Woollard argues that if you can manage to drive to the child's location to rescue him or her, then you are in fact close enough to have an obligation to help.
D) Woollard argues that this case is not relevant to whether you have an obligation to make significant sacrifices to help someone since saving this child is easy to do.

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Woollard suggests that the obligation to help in the CB Radio case might stem from the personal encounter with the victim through the radio, which introduces a specific connection between the rescuer and the victim, rather than undermining the moral relevance of proximity.

Why Does Woollard Think That the CB Radio Case, in Which