Ethical dilemmas occur when there are two or more ethical principles that you hold that conflict in a certain situation. Below is a list of some commonly held ethical principles and some situation where they could conflict. Match the situation with the two (or more) conflicting principles.

Ethical principle                            

1. Do not lie.
2. Do not cheat on an exam, homework, etc.
3. Do not steal.
4. Do not hurt/kill others.
5. Be polite and respectful.
6. Family comes first.
7. Be a good friend.
8. Obey your parents, your boss and others in power.
9. Protect yourself, your family, your country.
10. Spend your money, time, etc. wisely.

_______ a. Your parents expect you to do well in school, but economics just doesn’t make any sense to you regardless of how hard you study.

_______ b. Someone physically threatens you.

_______ c. Your friend has a new dress – a horrible choice. She asks you how she looks.

_______ d. Your boss wants to enter a new market. Although you agree, the numbers just don’t look good. He asks you to suppress some of the bad numbers in your presentation.
_______ e. Your sister calls you at work. She has just had a messy break-up with her boyfriend and really needs to talk to you.

_______ f. A telemarketer calls and you just can’t seem to get them to leave you alone.  You know you either have to buy something or just hang up the phone on them.