The story poses an ethical dilemma that essentially boils down to, “Is one child’s undeserved suffering worth the happiness of everyone else?”
Should I add the phrase "the question" to the sentence or not?
The story poses an ethical dilemma that essentially boils down to the question, “Is one child’s undeserved suffering worth the happiness of everyone else?”
I would omit both 'the question' and the comma.
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