Chapter 4, focusing on the section regarding Critical Thinking.
The Washington Post Article, “A protester tried to ID a police officer on Twitter. Now he faces a felony —
along with four who retweeted him.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/07/black-lives-mattertweet-police-felony/
The basis for this assignment and the ones in modules 5, 6, and 7 are on this Washington Post article.
See Sample Format below these instructions
Submit to the dropbox in MLA format. Place your name, the professor’s name, the course name and the
date in the upper left-hand corner. Include a Work Cited page, (see dropbox rules).
Follow the sample format below.
Identification
List the main moral issue in the correct format. (See Module 2)
Should……………….? OR What should……………….?
List only one main issue.
Research
List three topics that would be appropriate to research.
If you were the person named in your ethical issue and you had to make this decision – what information
would you want to help you make a better decision and where would you find it? You do not need to
complete the research, just list the three specific topics you would research. Three different topics are
required.
If you need help and you are near campus go to the Writing Commons in the Library or Learning Support
Center and ask for help with this research. If you are not near campus go to the Begin Here Module and
use Ask-A-Librarian.
Analysis:
Create an analysis chart including at least 4 options and 4 stakeholders as seen in chapter 4. In the chart
briefly explain how you believe each stakeholder will be affected by each option.
Helpful Hints:
How to Create a Chart:
In MS Word click on the INSERT Tab
Click on Table
Create a 5 x 5 Table if you have 4 options and 4 stakeholder.
As write in the squares the chart will expand to support your writing
Include at least 4 stakeholders and 4 options
See Sample Format below
Stakeholders are people or a business that represents people, etc. A stakeholder can not be a thing such
as a friendship or a reputation.
All options must be in the control of the person named in your main ethical issue.
There are many options but choose the best options. All options should be reasonable options that the
person named in your main issue could choose to to best solve the ethical issue.
For example, if the main ethical issue is, Should Jack report Jill for stealing computers, all of your options
should begin with Jack could…….