An Ethical Dilemma Is a Situation in Which a Person

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Multiple Choice

An ethical dilemma is a situation in which a person has to decide if he/she should act in a way that ________.

• A) fosters his/her own self-interest to favor another's self-interest
• B) is the right thing to do, even though doing so might go against his/her own self-interest
• C) does not go against anyone's self-interest
• D) may help another person and favor his/her own self-interest

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Definitions:

Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives

A decision-making principle asserting that the relative preference between two options should not be affected by the introduction of a third irrelevant option.

Borda Count Election

A voting method that involves ranking candidates in order of preference, with points assigned based on position in the ranking, to determine the winner.

First Choice

The primary option or preference selected from a range of alternatives.

Pairwise Votes

A method of voting where each candidate is matched against every other candidate in one-on-one comparisons.