NDSU Business Ethics Midterm
Exam Study Set
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
JD says religious values serve spiritual ends, financial values serve monetary ends, and
ethical values serve ______________. - Answer the ends of human well-being
As you work your way through the text, DesJardins suggests you regularly step back
and ask yourself two questions. What are they? - Answer What kind of person am I
choosing to be? and What kind of society ought we to create?
To avoid the pitfalls of both dogmatism and relativism, business ethics emphasizes the
________ of ethical reasoning. - Answer process
JD suggests that our moral imagination can be useful for ______________. - Answer
Exam Study Set
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
JD says religious values serve spiritual ends, financial values serve monetary ends, and
ethical values serve ______________. - Answer the ends of human well-being
As you work your way through the text, DesJardins suggests you regularly step back
and ask yourself two questions. What are they? - Answer What kind of person am I
choosing to be? and What kind of society ought we to create?
To avoid the pitfalls of both dogmatism and relativism, business ethics emphasizes the
________ of ethical reasoning. - Answer process
JD suggests that our moral imagination can be useful for ______________. - Answer
