A.   using categorical language when describing ethical issues

B.   avoiding name calling

C.   avoiding bumper sticker simplicity

D.   keeping an open mind

A.   sound ethical thinking

B.   offhand self-justification

C.   relativism

D.   dogmatism

A.   dogmatism

B.   sound ethical thinking

C.   offhand self justification

D.   relativism

A.   seek out people with whom you do not agree

B.   seek out challenges

C.   let challenges stretch your mind

D.   aim to live more comfortably

A.   limit your experience to what you know is true

B.   welcome change

C.   pursue the facts

D.   welcome challenges

A.   rules may conflict

B.   rules make life simpler

C.   rules are rough guides and have exceptions

D.   rules replace the need to think

A.   lying to get out of trouble for something you’ve done wrong

B.   lying to hide fugitive slaves

C.   lying to shelter fugitives from the Nazis

D.   Jean Valjean stealing to feed a starving child

A.   not eating shrimp and lobster

B.   not eating bacon, shrimp and lobster and not wearing garments made out of blended material and

C.   not eating bacon

D.   not wearing garments made out of blended material

A.   women were considered property of their fathers or husbands

B.   the main point of the story is not clear

C.   some of the values were different then than they are now

D.   the biblical prophet Ezekial says Sodom was destroyed because of their homosexuality

A.   Abraham thinks for himself

B.   Abraham bargains with God,

C.   Abraham agrees that Sodom should be destroyed

D.   God listened to Abraham

A.   include greed, lust, and gluttony

B.   describe the legitimate expectations of ourselves and others

C.   include fairness, equality, responsibility, and respect

D.   may be organized into ethical theories

A.   focuses on happiness

B.   aims for the greatest balance of happiness over pain of suffering as a whole in the long run

C.   seeks the greatest good of the smallest number

D.   originated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

A.   it is short term

B.   it is concerned with the well being of others

C.   it is a rational aim

D.   it is essentially social

A.   advocated by Martin Buber

B.   regards persons as supremely valuable

C.   advocated by Immanuel Kant

D.   believes individuals should be viewed as a “means to an end” and not “ends in themselves”

A.   moral and legal rights of the individual

B.   reduction of social pain and suffering

C.   equality for individuals regardless of gender, race or class

D.   Kant’s Categorical Imperative

A.   be quiet

B.   be a color that blends in with the surroundings

C.   not be frightened by loud noises

D.   like to hunt

A.   virtues are traits that express and fulfill our rational nature

B.   moral virtues are character traits that fulfill our essence as human beings

C.   by growing in these virtues we achieve our potential as humans

D.   virtues are traits that express and fulfill our rational nature, moral virtues are character traits that fulfill our essence as human beings,and by growing in these virtues we achieve our potential as humans

A.   it strives to get all sides as much as possible of what they want

B.   it focuses on shared interests rather than hard-line positions

C.   it makes the problem the problem

D.   it is legalistic and judgmental

A.   it presents polarizing and irresolvable positions

B.   it is an adversarial “winner take all” approach

C.   it is an overly simplistic and extreme approach

D.   the media tends to minimize “either/or” thinking

A.   many pro-choice advocates are conflicted about abortion and although they would not choose it for themselves think it is a necessary option for others

B.   all pro-life advocates oppose abortion in all cases, even rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk

C.   both pro-life and pro-choice share many essential values, although they may prioritize these values differently

D.   all of us are both pro-life and pro-choice in a general sense

A.   virtue theory argues against assisted suicide, utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide, and Kant (Ethics of the person) argues against assisted suicide

B.   virtue theory argues against assisted suicide

C.   Kant (Ethics of the person) argues against assisted suicide

D.   utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide

A.   picking the side you personally like the best

B.   trying to take into account the values on all sides

C.   finding the best balance between values at stake

D.   finding ways the underlying values and interests of both sides can be co-achieved

A.   it “pushes” us towards a moral minimum by nagging us to do something

B.   it finds a way of enthusiastically going forward together

C.   it looks forward to a future and more complete resolution

D.   it is a positive and appealing longer term alternative

A.   it is an excellent example of proclaiming a moral vision, it was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech, and it occurs at the end of his speech in the lasts only five minutes

B.   it is an excellent example of proclaiming a moral vision

C.   it was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech

D.   it occurs at the end of his speech in the lasts only five minutes

A.   it is essential for practical problem solving

B.   it seeks to reframe the problem

C.   it helps solve ethical problems by going beyond the norm

D.   it seeks to limit the possibilities

A.   full steam ahead method

B.   random word method

C.   reversal

D.   exaggeration

A.   seven generation decision making of the American Indians

B.   carefully administered hallucinogenic drugs

C.   abortion and animal research in Japan

D.   homelessness in other cultures

A.   view problems as a growth opportunity to be welcomed

B.   revisit outlying parts of the problem

C.   ask if the problem can be prevented

D.   none of these

A.   each side’s “solution” is unacceptable to the other side

B.   a problem with two sharply opposed options

C.   thought to be impossible to solve

D.   a problem with two sharply opposed options, each side’s “solution” is unacceptable to the other side, and thought to be impossible to solve

A.   Weston maintains that dilemmas are indeed unsolvable

B.   Weston suggests we assume problems, even “dilemmas,” are solvable

C.   Weston uses Heinz’s dilemma as an example

D.   Weston uses Sartre’s young friend as an example

A.   ethics and sex

B.   ethics and work

C.   ethics and what we eat

D.   ethics and money

A.   ethics and sex

B.   ethics and what we eat

C.   ethics and work

D.   ethics and money

A.   patience

B.   explicitness

C.   none of these

D.   attention

A.   attention

B.   patience

C.   explicitness

D.   none of these

A.   patience

B.   none of these

C.   attention

D.   explicitness

A.   Gandhi

B.   Anita Roddick

C.   Mandela

D.   Muhammed Yunus

A.   Mandala

B.   Mohammed Yunus

C.   Gandhi

D.   Anita Roddick

A.   an illustration

B.   one or more premises which are intended to prove or support a conclusion

C.   a conditional statement

D.   a report

A.   thus

B.   if follows that

C.   consequently

D.   because

A.   since

B.   therefore

C.   given that

D.   for

A.   attacking the motive

B.   two wrongs make a right

C.   look who’s talking (tu quoque)

D.   a personal attack (ad hominem)

A.   red herring

B.   bandwagon argument

C.   straw man

D.   scare tactics

A.   hasty generalization

B.   inconsistency

C.   weak analogy

D.   slippery slope

A.   appeal to ignorance

B.   in appropriate appeal to authority

C.   false alternatives

D.   loaded question

A.   put the conclusion first

B.   write in complete sentences

C.   fill in missing premises or conclusions

D.   number the steps of the argument

A.   take what is unclear and make it clear

B.   be accurate and don’t misrepresent

C.   try to use as many words as the original argument

D.   be charitable

A.   it is a persuasive argument

B.   it agrees with my views

C.   it is well written or well spoken

D.   it is logically correct, i.e. either deductively sound or inductively cogent

A.   determine if it is possible to refute or weaken arguments with countervailing evidence

B.   determine if it is possible to attack the motives of the opposition

C.   determine if it is possible to refute statements by citing counterexamples

D.   determine if it is possible to refute a weak claim by reducing it to absurdity

A.   write a sentence that expresses your claim

B.   know yourself

C.   know your audience

D.   choose and broaden your topic

A.   show your work to someone else for their honest opinion

B.   hand it in only once it is perfect

C.   consider what you have not written, i.e. what you have left out of your paper

D.   edit your work for grammatical mistakes

A.   dictionaries

B.   government documents

C.   human sources

D.   encyclopedias

A.   well known facts and quotes do not need citation

B.   direct quotes requires a citation

C.   a paraphrase of another’s work does not need a citation

D.   statistics, surveys, obscure facts, and unique descriptions or examples need a citation

A.   determine the author’s background

B.   assume if it has been written and published that it is true

C.   ascertain the author’s bias and purpose

D.   evaluate the author’s sources