Question
This essay was written to argue for sending relief to victims in the Bangladesh Liberation War. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this essay that posits a thought experiment in which one can save a drowning child in a shallow pond by getting their clothes dirty, before asking why the same logic did not apply to children farther away.
ANSWER: “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”
[10e] “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” was written by this Australian thinker, who argued for vegetarianism in his book Animal Liberation.
ANSWER: Peter Singer [or Peter Albert David Singer]
[10m] Singer is a member of this movement whose organizations include Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours. Longtermism is closely linked with this movement supported by William MacAskill.
ANSWER: effective altruism [or EA]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
Data
| Cornell A | RIT B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |