Other Types of Impact Calculus
Some other more sophisticated arguments are also considered impact calculus:
- Impact inclusivity (one impact is inclusive of the other)
- e.g. Global war is inclusive of a Taiwan war, therefore global war outweighs Taiwan war.
- X creates Y (one impact causes the other impact to happen)
- e.g. War causes genocide, therefore war outweighs genocide
- Internal link shortcircuiting (one impact prevents a (positive) impact from happening)
- e.g. Nuclear war halts space colonization, therefore nuclear war outweighs space colonization
- Reversibility
- e.g. Civil liberties lost in the name of security during a time of crisis can be restored later, but deaths caused by a lack of security are irreversible.
Framework arguments can also be considered impact calculus. Arguments as to why the judge should adopt a utilitarian or consequentialist perspective or conversely a deontological perspective may change the way they compare impacts.
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