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You're a member of the plucky rebels that are fighting against the evil empire that believes in X, an idea you find absolutely evil and abhorrent. The Big Bad Emperor is beyond your reach right now, but you can assassinate some of his most important supporters: Alice, Bob or Carol.
Alice is probably the better person between you two. She's smart, brave, loyal. There's only one difference: she sincerely believes that X is good.
Bob probably doesn't believe that X is good. Or that X is evil. He simply believes the side to be on is the one that is winning.
Carol probably doesn't believe that X is good. If anything, she probably finds it abhorrent, just like you. However, she is still doing her job and doing it well because otherwise she will be replaced by a true believer in X.
Which one of the three henchmen is the evilest? Which one should the plucky rebels assassinate first?If the answers to these questions are different, are the plucky rebels truly fighting on the side of good?
The one with the least guards (or the most predictable route). I mean, if you somehow arrived at the conclusion personal assassination is what you need to do to set back the Evil Empire, then it doesn't matter who of them loves kittens the most. You are not exacting personal judgement for the merits of their character, you are conducting a military action against the load-bearing components of the empire. As long as they are these components, their personal beliefs are of little relevance. Unless, of course, you can cause the same or more damage by other means - e.g. by inducing Bob to defect with an outrageous bribe or by converting Carol. But if that's not feasible, then see above.
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