Business Ethics Midterm NDSU Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
According to Pfeiffer and Forsberg, if someone accepts and believes in an ethical principle (or
value) then which of the following statements is true? - answer✔The principle should be
important enough to sometimes override one's personal preferences.
One of the two legitimate ways to criticize an argument is to show that the person making the
argument is a hypocrite. - answer✔false
In a good argument, the truth of the _________ supports the truth of the _________ -
answer✔premise/conclusion
Pfeiffer and Forsberg suggest that two main kinds of reasons can be offered as evidence to
justify an ethical decision. What are they? - answer✔Consequences and ethical principles/rights
Which of the following best describes a valid deductive argument? - answer✔.
If all the premises are true then the conclusion must be true
Which of the following best captures the ECI principle? - answer✔Make decisions and act in
ways that treat the well-being and interests of others as no less important than your own.
Pfeiffer and Forsberg claim that profit-making is widely thought to be justifiably limited (or
regulated) by - answer✔the well-being of society
When considering whether you might be violating the principle of confidentiality, Pfeiffer and
Forsberg suggest one need not worry about the source of the information your dealing with. -
answer✔false
In the ______________, it is argued that a conclusion is true simply because no one can prove it
is false or that a conclusion is false because no one has proved it is true. - answer✔Fallacy of
Ignorance
The principle of lawfulness states that all laws must be morally just laws. - answer✔False
If someone decides (mistakenly) to engage in civil disobedience privately and not make a public
display of their illegal action then which of the following is violated? - answer✔Principle of
Lawfulness
The most important element in the RESOLVEDD strategy is the moral ideal. - answer✔false
Suppose I'm faced with deciding between two courses of action. Option A involves violating
four moral principles and option B involves violating only one. The RESOLVEDD strategy tells me
I ought to choose option B because I will violate fewer moral principles - answer✔false
Suppose you're unjustly fired from your job and you decide to seek redress in the civil courts.
Which type of justice is best associated with your objective? - answer✔Compensatory
Which of the following best describes a fanatic? - answer✔Someone who seriously violates a
moral principle in pursuit of a moral ideal.
Which of the following statements would Pfeiffer and Forsberg consider false? - answer✔There
is never a good reason to violate an important ethical principle.
Pfeiffer and Forsberg argue that pursuing one's own interests can be ethically justified as long
as _________________________. - answer✔doing so does not treat the interests of others as
less important than your own
In discussing why evaluation is an essential step in ethical decision-making, Pfeiffer and
Forsberg say that no decision is best (or justified) unless _______________. - answer✔it is
Better than its alternatives
Pfeiffer and Forsberg claim that even if someone reaches a decision using the strategy, in the
end their solution is just their opinion - no better or worse than any other opinion. -
answer✔false
Pfeiffer and Forsberg say that when someone claims they have an ethical right, one way to
evaluate the claim is to consider what _________ are involved, who has them, and why. -
answer✔duties
DesJardins says perhaps the major reason to study ethics is because we have to live ethically (or
unethically) anyway.? The only real question is _______________. - answer✔whether we want
to do so deliberately or unconsciously
JD raises the question: Is ethics good for business?? How does he answer it? -
answer✔sometimes
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