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31.8: Chapter Exercises

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    Chapter Exercises

    For each of the following areas of ethics: 1) identify at least one bias, pitfall or fallacy that could impact our judgment on the issue and; 2) identify at least one safeguard we could employ to protect ourselves.

    1. The moral status of non-human animals.
    2. Fair hiring practices.
    3. Sexual consent.
    4. The death penalty.
    5. Euthanasia and assisted suicide.
    6. Employee rights.
    7. Doctor-patient relationships.
    8. Obligations of children to their parents.
    9. Freedom of speech.
    10. Gun control

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