Lying derails honest communication and raises several ethical issues.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Most ethicists agree that the great majority of lies are not justified. Lies can damage trust. In addition, making a political or life decision based on someone else's lies can have ruinous results.

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Which of the moral norms prevents engaging in slavery and apartheid, paying less than subsistence wages, and providing less than adequate and safe working conditions

A. Promote the development of just background institutions internally. B. Respect the human rights of workers C. Do no intentional direct harm D. Respect the laws of a host country.

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The purpose of rawls's veil of ignorance is to

What will be an ideal response?

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Use either the intuitive test or the scenario method to determine whether the argument is valid or invalid. Carl: I'm going to bring my cigar to the restaurant tonight. That way, if I get the urge for a nicotine fix, I'll just light it up. Sam: Are you crazy? People will be outraged if you smoke a cigar at the restaurant. After all, it's against the law to smoke indoors in public! Carl: I

respectfully disagree. I read the notice at the restaurant carefully last time I was there. It stated, "Smoking of cigarettes and pipe tobacco is prohibited in the restaurant," and cigars are obviously neither. So, they must be allowed. a. Valid b. Invalid

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Every argument must have

a. at least one premise and a conclusion b. at least two premises and a conclusion c. a conclusion clue word d. an inference for every premise

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