Regarding Dr. Jack Kevorkian's impassioned defense of physician-assisted suicide, an emotivist would most likely argue that his position:
A) is right for him as long as he personally feels it is right.
B) is right because his intention is to reduce pain and suffering.
C) is wrong because physician-assisted suicide is illegal.
D) is neither right nor wrong but is just an expression of his feelings.

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Emotivism suggests that moral statements are expressions of emotional attitudes rather than objective truths, so Kevorkian's stance would be seen as an expression of his feelings.