The Utilitarian Approach to Communication Ethics Considers Communication to Be

question 95

Multiple Choice

The utilitarian approach to communication ethics considers communication to be ethical if

• A) you treat others as you would want to be treated.
• B) you would be judged as ethical by a board of your professional peers.
• C) you would be judged as ethical by the public if it appeared on a prime-time broadcast.
• D) an act brings good to a majority of people over time.

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means of sexual reproduction, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.

Fertilized Egg

A cell that results from the union of a sperm cell with an egg cell, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.

Teratogens

External agents such as chemicals, viruses, and radiation that can cause developmental abnormalities or birth defects in an embryo or fetus.

Developing Fetus

Refers to a prenatal human between the embryonic state and birth, during which significant growth and development occur.