Phyllis Has a Very Demanding Job

question 177

Multiple Choice

Phyllis has a very demanding job. Despite working full time, she tries to spend several hours a day playing with and teaching her children. Still, she feels guilty, especially if her children are not getting straight As or if they misbehave. According to the text, Phyllis is a(n) :

• A) atypical U.S. working mother.
• B) typical U.S. working mother.
• C) abnormally guilty U.S. working mother.
• D) unusually dedicated U.S. working mother.

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Definitions:

Morally Wrong

Actions or decisions that are considered unethical or evil based on moral principles or societal norms.

Ethical Imperatives

Moral obligations or commands that are viewed as universally true and guiding principles of behavior.

Comparative Reasoning

The process of using what is more familiar to make interpretations, explanations, or inferences about what is less familiar.

Ideological Reasoning

The process of thinking that begins with abstractions or generalizations that express one’s core beliefs, concepts, values, or principles and proceeds to reason top down to specific applications. Ideological reasoning is deductive and axiomatic. The argument maker takes the ideological premises on faith.