Question

in this question about witness statements, paul included the following statement:

look, im not a biologist or a lawyer or a physics, im just a bloke. as one bloke at flood victim told me, it is a hopeless feeling to see the water continue to rise. it was much worse years before. in ten years, it was much worse years like. i just feel like giving up. according to your textbook, which kind of testifying statement did paul use?

• emotional testimony
• intellectual testimony
• peer testimony
• subjective testimony
• authoritative testimony

Explanation:

The question describes a scenario where a person feels overwhelmed by a task (losing 20 pounds) and wants to give up because it seems "much more pain" than "enjoyment." Among the options, "subjective hedonism" focuses on individual experiences of pleasure and pain to guide decisions, which aligns with the person’s evaluation of the cost (pain) vs. benefit (enjoyment) of the task.

Answer:

subjective hedonism