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A company is legally permitted to use a policy that places disproportionate burdens on a vulnerable group. Which conclusion best follows from the distinction between law and ethics?
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10/10 Case Studies and Ethical Analysis Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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A city is comparing two policies and wants to reason primarily as a consequentialist. Which question should guide its comparison?
- A
Which action expresses the best character traits?
- B
Which rule could everyone consistently follow?
- C
Which option produces the best overall balance of benefits and harms?
- D
Which people have the strongest legal claims?
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A hospital's triage system may reduce waiting times, but its training data reflect unequal access to care and it has not been tested across all relevant groups. Which response is most ethically defensible?
- A
Run a limited, independently monitored pilot with clinicians retaining final responsibility.
- B
Deploy it autonomously because early testing showed shorter waiting times.
- C
Reject every use of the system permanently without investigating its performance.
- D
Deploy it immediately and review only complaints that patients submit.
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Which two items belong specifically in the fact-and-assumption stage of a structured ethical analysis? Select all correct choices.
- A
Unknown facts that could change the decision
- B
A verified budget ceiling imposed by the institution
- C
Assumptions that have not yet been verified
- D
A legally required reporting deadline
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A company is assessing a new product policy. Which groups should it consider as stakeholders under the structured ethical-analysis method? Select all correct choices.
- A
People directly affected by the decision
- B
Future users who may experience later effects
- C
Only the executives who authorize the decision
- D
Communities or vulnerable groups bearing indirect effects
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True or false
1 point
Virtue ethics primarily evaluates a decision by asking what kind of character and habits the action expresses or develops.
- A
True
- B
False
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True or false
1 point
The structured ethical-analysis framework is an automatic algorithm that determines the correct action once its steps are completed.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
1 point
What ethical theory evaluates actions primarily through duties, rules, rights, and respect for persons?
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Written response
1 point
When writing a final ethical analysis, what is the minimum number of realistic actions that should normally be presented?
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Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the statement: An ethical analysis should identify and distinguish verified facts from .
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Fill in the blank
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Complete the recommendation: Before expanding an AI triage system, the hospital should preserve meaningful and establish clear for harm.
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Open ended
1 point
An engineer discovers that a product may fail under a rare but foreseeable condition, potentially causing serious injury. The manager wants to launch because delay would reduce profit. What should the engineer do, and why?
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Which structure best represents a defensible conclusion in a written ethical analysis?
- A
A personal preference with no discussion of alternatives
- B
A decision, main reasons, response to an objection, and safeguards with review conditions
- C
A list of stakeholders without a recommendation
- D
A summary of legal requirements only
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True or false
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True or false: Virtue ethics evaluates decisions partly by asking what kind of person an action helps the agent become.
- A
True
- B
False
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A community board must decide whether to approve a policy with uncertain effects. Which description best captures moral reasoning in this situation?
- A
A personal reaction that does not need reasons
- B
Practical reasoning about what one ought to do
- C
A method for proving that a legal decision is always ethical
- D
A ranking of people according to their social importance
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A city is considering a new public policy, but its discussion has remained a vague debate about whether the policy is good. According to the structured method for ethical analysis, what should the city do first?
- A
List every person who might be affected
- B
Choose the option with the lowest financial cost
- C
State the ethical question as a choice between actions
- D
Apply virtue ethics before gathering any facts
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During an ethical review, an analyst writes, “Residents oppose the proposal,” even though the only evidence is that a few residents have not responded to a survey. What is the main analytical error?
- A
The analyst has included too many stakeholders
- B
The analyst has considered consequences and duties together
- C
The analyst has generated more than two alternatives
- D
The analyst has treated an unverified interpretation as established information
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A company’s proposed action complies with current law but places hidden and disproportionate burdens on a vulnerable group. Which conclusion best follows from the material?
- A
Legality does not automatically establish fairness or respect for human dignity
- B
Ethical decisions never need to consider legal requirements
- C
A legally required action is always morally justified
- D
Ethics applies only when no law addresses an issue
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Written response
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What term names the post-decision process of examining what happened, whether anyone was overlooked, and what corrective action is required?
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Written response
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When comparing ethical options, what term describes rights or duties that should not be traded away easily, even to gain other benefits?