Question

Graydon noticed Jack, his friend and classmate, cheating on a physics exam and now he is trying to decide what to do about it. He knows he could keep quiet about it, but that would violate his moral values, plus the school's code of ethics requires students to report incidents of cheating. On the other hand, if he reports the incident, both his friend​ and probably all of their other friends will be mad at him. In which phase of the ethical decision-making process is Graydon?

Answer 1

Weighing options

Step-by-step explanation:

Graydon is going through the process of "weighing options," because he's facing a dilemma where all the options he has imply a bad outcome for Graydon. If Graydon decides to turn over his friends, he will upset them and lose their friendships. On the other hand, if he decides not to surrender his friends, he will not feel at peace with himself. In this case, Graydon will have to weigh the options and decide which one will have the least "weight" of consequences.