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Which ethical framework primarily evaluates an action by whether it produces the best overall outcome among the available alternatives?
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20 questions
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Which question is most directly associated with deontological reasoning?
- A
What will happen?
- B
What kind of person should I be?
- C
What must or must not be done?
- D
Which option maximizes total welfare?
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A person must decide how to balance honesty, compassion, and loyalty in a difficult situation. Which virtue-ethical concept is most directly intended to guide that judgment?
- A
Practical wisdom
- B
Aggregate welfare
- C
Prima facie duty
- D
Legal compliance
04
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Which considerations belong most directly to a consequentialist comparison of possible actions? Select all that apply.
- A
The likely benefits and harms for all affected stakeholders
- B
Whether the decision-maker personally prefers the option
- C
How serious and probable the effects are
- D
Whether the action feels loyal to a colleague
05
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1 point
Which questions would a deontologist be most likely to ask when evaluating an action? Select all that apply.
- A
Which option creates the most pleasant personal outcome?
- B
What duties and rights apply to the people involved?
- C
Which option makes the decision-maker appear most successful?
- D
Whether anyone is being used merely as a means
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: An action's legality by itself determines whether the action is morally permissible.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: Some deontological theories recognize duties that normally apply but can be overridden by a stronger duty in a particular case.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
A hospital committee compares expected survival, quality of life, and effects on all affected people to choose the option with the greatest overall benefit. Which ethical framework is it applying?
09
Written response
1 point
What virtue-ethical concept helps an agent decide which virtue is relevant and how strongly it should be expressed in a particular situation?
10
Fill in the blank
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In structured ethical analysis, identify the who may be affected and list the available before testing the options through multiple ethical lenses.
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Duties that normally apply but may be overridden by a stronger duty are called duties.
12
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A social worker must decide how to respond when a vulnerable client may be harmed by a rigid standard procedure. Which approach best reflects care ethics?
- A
Choose the action that maximizes total happiness, regardless of relationships.
- B
Apply the same rule to every person without considering context.
- C
Consider the responsibilities created by vulnerability, dependence, and trust.
- D
Choose the action that best displays courage, even if it harms a dependent person.
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An engineer has promised confidentiality but discovers a serious safety defect. Which response best reflects the material's treatment of personal commitments?
- A
Remain silent because every promise is absolute.
- B
Assess whether the commitment is legitimate and compatible with more fundamental duties and rights.
- C
Disclose every detail immediately, regardless of uncertainty or possible safeguards.
- D
Ignore the commitment because personal relationships never matter ethically.
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Which question most directly expresses the central concern of consequentialism?
- A
What duty or right must be respected?
- B
Which option produces the best overall results?
- C
What kind of person should I become?
- D
What do relationships and vulnerability require?
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A hospital administrator refuses to disclose a patient's private information even though disclosure might improve the hospital's public image. Which ethical framework most directly explains this reasoning?
- A
Whether the action maximizes total happiness
- B
Whether the action expresses a stable virtue
- C
Whether the action respects applicable duties and rights
- D
Whether the action strengthens the decision-maker's personal relationships
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Choose one
1 point
A manager must decide how to balance honesty with compassion when giving difficult feedback. In virtue ethics, which concept helps determine the appropriate response in the particular circumstances?
- A
Practical wisdom
- B
Aggregate welfare
- C
Prima facie obligation
- D
Institutional reciprocity
17
True or false
1 point
True or false: If an action is legally permitted, ethical analysis is no longer necessary.
- A
True
- B
False
18
Written response
1 point
What term describes a duty that normally applies but may be overridden by a stronger duty in a particular case?
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Written response
1 point
What ethical approach asks what responsibilities arise from dependence, vulnerability, trust, and special relationships?
20
Open ended
1 point
A city has funds to open temporary cooling centers during an extreme heatwave, but it cannot place one in every neighborhood. Using both the justice lens and the common-good lens, explain how the city should evaluate possible locations and transportation support. Identify important stakeholders, recommend a defensible approach, and address one serious objection to your recommendation.