CASE: Ina is an outgoing person who is open to new friendships and is usually the first to approach other people. Ina met her friend Susan during their first day of online classes in August 2021. Their friendship deepened because they had already shared their traumatic experiences and family problems– having a broken family. Susan confessed about making out with random boys. Furthermore, Susan also mentioned that she is worried that she might get pregnant.  Although Ina could end their friendship, she chose not to do so because she valued the closeness they had formed.  What if Ina tells Susan's parents the things happening to their daughter? What will happen next to their friendship? What if will choose to keep silent and continue to be friends with Susan, acting as if nothing has happened?   QUESTION 1:  If you are going to evaluate the moral dilemma of the situation, you need to know the general facts of the moral situation, before coming up with a moral analysis, more so, a decision or an evaluation. This refers to which step of Scott Rae's seven-step moral reasoning model? A. List of Alternatives B. Determine the Ethical Issues C. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/principles D. Gather the facts E. None of the above

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CASE: Ina is an outgoing person who is open to new friendships and is usually the first to approach other people. Ina met her friend Susan during their first day of online classes in August 2021. Their friendship deepened because they had already shared their traumatic experiences and family problems– having a broken family. Susan confessed about making out with random boys. Furthermore, Susan also mentioned that she is worried that she might get pregnant.  Although Ina could end their friendship, she chose not to do so because she valued the closeness they had formed.  What if Ina tells Susan's parents the things happening to their daughter? What will happen next to their friendship? What if will choose to keep silent and continue to be friends with Susan, acting as if nothing has happened?

 

QUESTION 1: 

If you are going to evaluate the moral dilemma of the situation, you need to know the general facts of the moral situation, before coming up with a moral analysis, more so, a decision or an evaluation. This refers to which step of Scott Rae's seven-step moral reasoning model?

A. List of Alternatives
B. Determine the Ethical Issues
C. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/principles
D. Gather the facts
E. None of the above
 
 
QUESTION 2: 

The notions of the right to the truth, accountability, and responsibility should be given more weight in Ina's moral dilemma if she is honest about wanting what is best for Susan. What specific step in Scott Rae's 7-step model of moral reasoning does the statement represent?

 
A. Gather the facts
B. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/principles
C. List of Alternatives
D. Make a decision
E. None of the above
 

QUESTION 3: There are various choices that Ina can use to fix her current dilemma and may also help Susan. First, Ina will keep her mouth shut and support Susan, so that Ina will become a trustworthy friend. Second, Ina will not disclose the truth to Susan's mother so that Susan will not be punished. Third, Ina will bury everything she knows in oblivion so that friendship will be sustained without conflict. The following scenarios correspond to which step of Scott Rae's 7-step moral reasoning model?

A. Gather the facts
B. Make a decision
C. Compare the alternatives with the virtues/principles
D. Determine the Ethical Issues
E. None of the above
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