The reasonable person standard compares the actions of the wrongdoer/tortfeasor with those of a hypothetical person known as the reasonable person. The standard of care that the law presumes the reasonable person meets is:
A) ordinary care or due care
B) extraordinary care
C) minimal care
D) the law presumes no particular standard of care; each case is evaluated individually
E) none of the other choices

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The reasonable person standard presumes that the hypothetical reasonable person meets the standard of ordinary care or due care. This means that the person acts with the level of care, skill, and caution that a reasonably prudent person in a similar situation would exercise.

The Reasonable Person Standard Compares the Actions of the Wrongdoer/tortfeasor