Question

Chandra spent part of her workday booking flights and accommodations for her vacation next month. she tells herself that this is okay because all of her colleagues use the internet for personal business at work, and they do it far more than she does. into what ethical trap did she fall?

a. ends-justify-the-means trap
b. false necessity trap
c. doctrine-of-relative filth trap
d. rationalization trap

Answer 1

The answer is "c. doctrine-of-relative filth trap".

The doctrine of relative filth is when you compare your unethical behavior with another person's considerably more unethical behavior. Because sometimes unethical actions look good when you compared them with more unethical behavior by others.