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Assignment 4

Read and reflect on ONE of the following articles.

• https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/google-code-of-ethics-on-military-

contracts-could-hinder-pentagon-work

• https://businessethicshighlights.com/2018/12/20/can-ad-copy-be-false-but-

not-misleading-if-so-is-that-ok/

• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/household-

finances/article-menu-science-the-subtle-ways-restaurant-get-you-to-spend-

more/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campai

gn=PM2018

Write a paper in which you:

Analyze the following questions associated with your chosen article and discuss

them using concepts you learned in this course.

1. What ideals, effects, and consequences are at stake?

a. Your Rationale: The ideal thought when we go somewhere to eat is

that we are going to spend within budget and get quality food worth

what we expected to pay. The price manipulation practiced by

restaurants are meant to make us subconsciously choose items higher

in cost, leaving us with a bigger bill than we anticipated. Ultimately

making that idea irrelevant. The affect of that happening may lead to a

more conscious decision making process to be asserted when

frequenting establishments, consequently putting a negative effect on

possible Profits.

b. Supporting Evidence:

This article is basically an industry secret tell all. Pricing strategies

used within the itself mentions the subconscious decision making

process being manipulated by a form of statistically proven strategies

to subconsciously current our way of thinking to produce a higher

profit from sales.

2. Have any moral rights been violated?

a. Your Rationale:

Although a bit deceptive, it is hardly morally wrong. Assuming the

price range of the restaurant are in line with the proper cost and is

displayed clearly then it is the eye of the beholders mentality to make

their own informed decision. It is going to be Implied that restaurant

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owners just alike and other business professional will take steps to

make the most profit using the law of the lands general expectations.

b. Supporting Evidence:

Written in the article it states that yes, the pricess are in fact on

menus and their placement are enough to trigger the decision making

process of a majority of people, which is again not immorality driven

its just business.

3. What would a Utilitarian recommend? (tip: happiness for all)

a. Your Rationale:

Utilitarianism is a belief that we should act in the best interest of what

will produce the most happiness amongst everyone, alternatively if

there needs to be some immoral acts or unhappiness in the midst, it is

okay as long as more people are happier from the outcome. It is likely

Utilitarian’s would believe the pricing strategy produces the most

good so it would be considered a just action with justifiable reasoning.

b. Supporting Evidence:

Studies have shown that when a person is persuaded into an option

unconsciously because of a more intriguing description as well as a

mod expensive sounding name produced a higher approval rating and

more consumers said they were happy with their purchase. So

majority is happy thus in line with utilitarianism beliefs.

4. What would a Kantian recommend? (tip: look at intentions)

a. Your Rationale:

Kantians believe that people should be treated as ends and not merely

as means. The motive behind the price manipulating tactics are

considerably immoral. Getting customers to spend more and a

deceptive fashion would suggest that the customer is being treated as

a dollar sign and not as a value customer. Kantians would consider

that too be against their philosophy and would suggest a less

deceptive way of conducting business.

b. Supporting Evidence:

Coercing customers to spend more by way of being deceptive is

immoral according to Kantian beliefs. It suggests that people are

acting on selfish motive because the nature of the action. The article

states that it is in general a wildly practiced form of insuring a higher

profit by way of mental elusion.

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Assignment 4 Read and reflect on ONE of the following articles. • https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/google-code-of-ethics-on-militarycontracts-could-hinder-pentagon-work • https://businessethicshighlights.com/2018/12/20/can-ad-copy-be-false-butnot-misleading-if-so-is-that-ok/ • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/householdfinances/article-menu-science-the-subtle-ways-restaurant-get-you-to-spendmore/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campai gn=PM2018 Write a paper in which you: Analyze the following questions associated with your chosen article and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course. 1. What ideals, effects, and consequences are at stake? a. Your Rationale: The ideal thought when we go somewhere to eat is that we are going to spend within budget and get quality food worth what we expected to pay. The price manipulation ...
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