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Two Verdict Machines

Consequentialism and deontology differ in the structure of their reasoning, not just in the verdicts they reach. Judge each of these six cases yourself, then run it through both machines and watch their reasoning chains diverge. Your six calls build a profile at the bottom.

1 · Pick a case and make the call

Your verdict on that act
There is no scored right answer here — the point is to find out which reasoning structure your own judgments track.

2 · Run both machines

Consequentialist
Deontological
Where they part companyMake a call on the left and the two chains will run.

3 · Your profile

Calls matching the consequentialist 0 / 6
Calls matching the deontologist 0 / 6
Judge all six cases to see what your pattern of answers reveals.