- Reason for ethical decision-making
- Don’t get sued or censored
- S = Situation
- Explain the situation in complete detail
- Who is involved?
- What happened?
- What are the possible solutions?
- A = Analysis
- Analyze the potential consequences
- Who will be hurt if you choose Option A over option B?
- What are the consequences of each option?
- How will one option affect the larger community?
- What option will everyone involved prefer?
- D = Decision
- Using the information you have discussed, determine the best possible solution
- Your decision should be a sentence or two at most
- Then, explain why you’ve made that decision over your other options
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