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1. If you commit one of the infractions (from last week), but call it by a different name, then you are rationalizing.
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False
2. "Everybody else does it" is the rationalization form of the "bandwagon" logical fallacy.
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False
3. "If we don't do it, someone else will" is a rationalization that only excuses other's wrongdoing, which is then compounded by YOUR wrongdoing.
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False
4. The rationalization of "that's the way it's always been done" is a form of refusing to face an ethical dilemma.
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False
5. "We'll wait until the lawyers tell us it's wrong" is a perfectly valid strategy. We can't all be knowledgeable about every single aspect of ethics, can we?
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False
6. "It doesn't really hurt anyone" is also perfectly valid, since no one is actually being physically, emotionally, or financially harmed.
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False
7. "The system is unfair" should not be looked at as a rationalization; instead, it is a cry from the majority to reflect on and change a system that really is unfair.
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False
8. "It's a gray area" is just a short-lived strategy that postpones ethical analysis indefinitely.
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False
9. "I was just following orders" does not excuse you from doing the right thing.
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False
10. The rationalization "we don't all share the same ethics" is a failure to acknowledge that there are some common values that demand universal application and consideration.
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False
11. Peter Drucker's Resolution test borrows from the Hippocratic oath because it says:
Above all, do no harm
Above all, put profits first
Above all, don't get caught
Above all, control the narrative
12. Laura Nash's Resolution Test has this many steps:
10
20
12
35
13. Blanchard and Peale's Resolution Test asks this many questions:
5
100
12
3
14. Warren Buffett's "Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper" Test relies on _______ to work.
the ability to feel ashamed or embarrassed
the ability to deflect attention, once the incident becomes public
having a "fall guy" ready and available
having a back-up plan
15. The purpose of the "National Inquirer" test is to make managers:
take responsibility for everything that goes wrong in a company
envision how their actions and decisions look to the outside world
take all the blame and none of the credit
look as foolish as possible on the front of a tabloid that usually deals in celebrity gossip
16. The "Wall Street Journal" test asks managers to consider:
the cost of a yearly subscription to the Wall Street Journal
the embarrassment their actions would cause the Wall Street Journal, who supported them
to envision the consequences of a decision
the picture themselves on the front of the WSJ, in triumph
17. Kant's "Categorical Imperative" includes this component, derived from the Bible:
an eye for an eye
stoning as an appropriate punishment
throwing whistle-blowers into a pit of hungry lions
the Golden Rule
18. The Unnamed Resolution Test involves:
you and your own conscience
you and your enemies
you and your reputation
you and your friends