Ewing's Prudent Diplomat thought experiment is intended to show that
A) an evil act cannot also be right.
B) lying or killing an innocent person is always evil, but it is not always wrong.
C) all evil acts are wrong.
D) lying or killing an innocent person is always wrong.

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Ewing's Prudent Diplomat thought experiment illustrates that there can be situations where an act (such as lying or killing an innocent person) is considered evil, yet under certain circumstances, it might not be deemed wrong due to the greater good it serves or the worse outcomes it prevents.

Ewing's Prudent Diplomat Thought Experiment Is Intended to Show That