After Doing Something That Might Be Considered Unethical, a Rationalizer

question 103

Multiple Choice

After doing something that might be considered unethical, a rationalizer says: "It's not really illegal." This expresses a mistaken belief that

• A) one's behaviour is acceptable, especially in ambiguous situations.
• B) because someone can be found to benefit from the behaviour, it is also in the individual's or the organization's best interests.
• C) the behaviour is justified and cannot be held wrong at any time.
• D) the organization's (on behalf of whom the individual acts) best interests stand above all others.
• E) as long as people have acted in good faith, their behaviour is ethical.

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