When Lance Armstrong Confessed to Using Performance Enhancing Substances, Many

question 53

Multiple Choice

When Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance enhancing substances, many of his fans condemned him as the embodiment of evil because they

• A)had spent excessive amounts of money on bicycles and cycling equipment.
• B)experienced extreme cognitive dissonance.
• C)felt that he had also lied about having cancer.
• D)had resisted the use of illegal and prescription drugs in their own lives.

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Definitions:

Ethical Dilemma

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