the lesser evil

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Opposites
magnitude of harm

the lesser evilcatastrophe

Devastating, large-scale misfortune

moral valence

the lesser evilsalvation

Deliverance from harm

redemption

choice framing

the lesser evilthe best of both worlds

Having two advantages together

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