Analyzing an Argument
For each of the following kinds of Laws, pick at least one of the four grounds for justification: legal moralism, the harm principle, legal paternalism, and the offense principle. And construct an argument designed to justify the law. You may not agree either with the law or with the argument; the exercise is to see if you can connect the law to the (allegedly} justifying principle. For many laws, more than one kind of justification is possible, so there can be more than one good answer for many of these.1. Laws against shoplifting2. Laws against adultery3. Laws against suicide4. Laws against forgery5. Laws against spitting on the sidewalk6. Laws against driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol7. Laws against marriage between two of the same sex8. Laws that require drivers of cars to have driver’s licenses