Billionaire Jonathon Apple convinced the Goudaville Town Council that they should condemn the Old McDonald Dairy so he can build an electronics plant on the land, arguing that the benefits to the community in the form of new jobs and extra tax revenues to be generated by the plant will far outweigh the detriment to the McDonald family from shuttering their business. Jonathon's argument is an example of ________.

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Jonathon's argument is an example of utilitarianism because he is advocating for an action (building an electronics plant) based on the principle that it will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people (in the form of new jobs and extra tax revenues) despite the detriment to the McDonald family. Utilitarianism focuses on the outcomes or consequences of actions to determine their moral worth.

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