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Yes, though it is a standard response that weird situations are weird, and we should not expect our tools for dealing with everyday situations to apply. (cf. the ethical literature on "desert island cases")
I'd respond to that thusly: In order to extend our tools a little bit (as is necessary to deal with new situations), it helps to imagine extending them further than necessary. Otherwise multiple extensions in series will render them hopeless.