Reference no: EM133172713

1. The Environmental Council of Texas, a nonprofit orga­nization, wants the incinerator to be taken down. It re­cently commissioned a study to weigh the benefits and costs. Research indicated the following:

Benefits of keeping the incinerator operating:

$3,450,600 Jobs

$5,325,500 Additional economic impact

$ 200,000 Taxes

$ 100,000 CI contributions to local charities

$9,076,098

Costs of keeping the incinerator operating:

$3,000,000 Three deaths per year (including stillborn children)

$3,500,000 Air and water pollution

$ 500,000 Lost tourism

$ 450,000 Other health problems created

$1,000,000 Property damage

$ 500,000 Reduction of aesthetic value and quality of life

$8,950,000

Please write a brief assessment of this sort of calculation as a basis for ethical decision-making. Explain the logic of your critique in terms of moral principles. Explain also how the behavioral ethics idea of "framing" applies to this case.

2. how apps are designed to incite habit-forming, compulsive attention to your phone. This is an effective technique in consumer advertising. It helps maximize user engagement, which is essential to the business model of social media companies and the marketers who advertise through them. Please answer:

a) How consistent are these techniques with Christian ethics?

b) What moral guidelines/principles should govern their use? Give a specific example to illustrate your answer.