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| Someone who uses specific criteria to evaluate reasoning, form positions, and make decision |
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| A conclusion about an issue that is supported by reason |
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| A position taken about an issue, also called a claim or an opinion, in deductive reasoning, the inference drawn from the major or minor premises; in research, the meaning and significance of the data as interpreted by the researcher |
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| The question or subject under discussion |
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| Statements of evidence given to support conclusions |
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| Beliefs, usually taken for granted, that are based on the experiences observations, or desires of an individual or groups |
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| Beliefs, ideals, or principles that are considered worthy and held in the high regard |
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| Disagreements about the priority different values should have in decision making |
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| Beliefs about what is good and important that form the basis of an individuals opinion on issues |
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| The process of choosing the most important values in an issue |
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| A value considered to be right and good that is acted upon in one's life |
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| A value considered to be right and good |
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| Principals that distinguish right from wrong behavior |
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| An ethical test by which one determines if the principle on which one is acting is consistent with a higher or more general principal that one accepts. |
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| A test for ethical decision making that asks whether a decision is consistent with decisions that would be more in similar, harder cases |
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| Universal Consequence Test |
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| A test for ethical decision making that focuses on the general consequences of an action under considered |
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| A test for ethical decision making that involves empathizing with the people affected by an action that is being considered |
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| A system of universal ethical principles, such as honesty and respect for others, that are considered to be self- evident and obvious to rational individual of every culture |
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| An ethical system based on spiritual truth and the principles of loving God and loving one's neighbor |
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| A belief system in which behavior is considered to be ethical when equal opportunities and consequences apply to all people |
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| A belief system in which behavior is considered ethical when it promotes the greatest general happiness and minimize unhappiness |
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| A belief system in which it behavior is considered ethical when it allows for one individual freedom and does not restrict the freedom of others |
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