A social activist has a subjective view of morality and this is reflected in a riveting speech during a demonstration outside city hall. That is, the activist has an underlying belief that?
A. circumstances play a role in behavior and the end may justify the means.

B. ethical standards apply to all people in all situations at all times.

C. the actions of others make sense to them and should not be judged.

D. right and wrong exist apart from cultural values or beliefs.

am not sure if its A OR B this IS THE PASSAGE FROM MY BOOK!

In thinking about the ethics of public speaking and about the many ethical issues raised throughout this text, you can take the position that ethics is objective or that it's subjective. In an objective view you'd claim that the morality of an act—say, a commu-nication message—is absolute and exists apart from the values or beliefs of any indi-vidual or culture. This objective view holds that there are standards that apply to all people in all situations at all times. If lying, advertising falsely, using illegally obtained evidence, and revealing secrets, for example, are considered unethical, then they'll be considered unethical regardless of the circumstances surrounding them or of the val-ues and beliefs of the culture in which they occur. In a subjective view you'd claim that the morality of an act depends on the cul-ture's values and beliefs as well as on the particular circumstances. Thus, from a subjec-tive position you would claim that the end might justify the means—a good result can justify the use of unethical means to achieve that result. For example, you might argue that lying is wrong to win votes or sell cigarettes but that lying can be ethical if the end result is positive (such as trying to make someone who is unattractive feel better by telling them they look great or telling critically ill patients that they'll feel better soon).