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| Someone who uses specific criteria to evaluate reasoning, form positions, and make decisions. |
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| A conclusion about an issue that is supported by reasons. |
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| A position taken about an issue, also called a claim or an opinion; in deductive reasoning, the inference drawn from the major and minor premises; in research, the meaning and significance of the data as interpreted by the researcher. |
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| The question or subject under discussion. |
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| Statements of evidence given to support conclusions. |
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| Beliefs, usually taken for granted, that are based on the experiences, observations, or desires of an individual or group. |
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| Beliefs, ideals, or principles that are considered worthy and held in high regard. |
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| Beliefs about what is good and important that form the basis of an individual's opinion on issues. |
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| Disagreements about the priority different values should have in decision making. |
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| The process of choosing the most important values in an issue. |
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| Principles that distinguish right from wrong behavior. |
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| A belief system in which behavior is considered ethical when it allows for one's individual freedom and does not restrict the freedom of others. |
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| A belief system in which behavior is considered ethical when it promotes the greatest general happiness and minimizes unhappiness. |
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| A belief system in which behavior is considered to be ethical when equal opportunities and consequences apply to all people. |
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| An ethical system based on spiritual truth and the principles of loving God and loving one's neighbor. |
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| A system of universal ethical principles, such as honesty and respect for others, that are considered to be self-evident and obvious to rational individuals of every culture. |
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| A value considered to be right and good. |
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| A value considered to be right and good that is acted upon in one's life. |
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| A test for ethical decision making that involves empathizing with the people affected by an action that is being considered. |
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| Universal consequences test |
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| A test for ethical decision making that focuses on the general consequences of an action under consideration. |
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| A test for ethical decision making that asks whether a decision is consistent with decisions would be made in similar, harder cases. |
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| An ethical test by which one determines if the principle on which one is acting is consistent with a higher or more general principle that one accepts. |
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