Underestimating Our Influence Over Others' Unethical Behavior and Decisions by Vanessa K. Bohns, Mahdi Roghanizad, and Amy Xu

Since the vocabulary of the popular source is so simplistic, it caters to a more general audience and allows them to grasp the more important aspects of the Baker and Algorta article that was summarized. As the reader is allowed to gain this knowledge, there is a broadening of information that effects the general population. Since the general public is able to grasp this information, it makes it more accessible to those that would not normally come across scholarly articles that alienate those who are not researchers or students. While the article has simplistic language and makes the information more accessible, there are disadvantages. The article lacks citation which makes the information that the public is able to receive less credible. Since the information is less credible, it makes the information that the public receives more easily misconstrued. Alongside the lack of credibility, there is too much general information. The information that the public receives lacks a large amount of context that allows readers to gather more detailed and nuanced information that coexists with the research provided. Due to the nature of a popular source, less background knowledge of the subject is required; however, there is more opportunity for wrong information, for it is brief and can often be

In research, there is a wide variety of ways in which researchers and journalists go about presenting their, or others, findings. Because many of these findings have the possibility to have significant impact on the general populace, it is important to know the context from which this information is being published, as many findings may be influenced by source, representation, bias, outside funding or goals, and many other extraneous factors. In this case, the Lillienfeld et al (2014) article and The Telegraph article are both presented in vastly differing ways, both with their own advantages and disadvantages. These two articles bring to the forefront many differences in the ways that scholarly and popular media formats address findings.

Like much of online journalism, most of Justin’s articles are blog-like, meaning they are usually short but contain substantial information. For instance, a typical article for Ruoff is between 600 words to 800 words. However, Justin also writes full feature pieces between 1200 words and 1600 words. Occasionally, he will answer a series of questions from a senior analyst or editor with responses ranging from 50 words to 75 words for a collaborative article. “They call it ‘Round Table’ writing,” Ruoff says. “It’s kind of fun. The editor writes the piece and gets opinions from certain writers. The responses have to be small, so you need to be direct.”

Like much online journalism, Justin’s articles are usually short but contain substantial information. For instance, a typical article is between 600 to 800 words. Justin also writes feature pieces of 1200 to 1600 words. Occasionally, he will answer a series of questions from a senior analyst or editor with responses ranging from 50 words

Neither do I agree with Sullivan’s conception that formal writing does not evoke similar emotions of that of a blog entry. After all, it is the authors duty to induce certain emotions in order to sway the readers, either with formal or informal writing. Published works of writing, though superficially definite, may in actuality be ephemeral. For instance, The Atlantic published very controversial articles: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?" Many find these claim absurd and some certainly did not hesitate to criticize. Jeff Bercovici, a Forbes magazine senior editor,

According to K. Byrd of the Blog Basics website, the key to a successful blog is to give as much information to as many people as possible to open communication. Considering this definition the author chose a good genre to serve her purpose. By picking a genre that promotes communication her ideas could flourish and expand the minds of others. It was short and sweet, nevertheless it gave important information and a new reason to discuss politics.

| Teddy's Supplies' CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the case, and your opinion of their potential liability.  Write a memo to him which states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws which apply and any precedential cases either for or against Teddy's case which impact liability. Include your opinion of the "worst case" of damages the company may have to pay to Virginia.

The Mythical Norm is a set of attributes that are advantageous in what one seeks to have. These advantages vary in race, class, physical features, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, and religion. Lorde (2001) describes these norms in America being “defined as white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, Christian, and finally secure” (p. 178). People who seek the Mythical Norm fail to recognize their privilege from those who lack them.

What is so amazing about writing and reading? Well, As Anais Nin once put it: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” and I’m sure everyone has felt it, the magic in putting yourself into words. With my blog, I like to believe that I can share such “taste,” because it is not only a way for me to improve my writing skills, but also to express myself through the things that interest me.

One of the largest decisions that I have had is trying to convince the Co-owner of my dog that the most humane thing would be to let her go peacefully. Claire is a dog that we own due to having been in a relationship together for the better part of a decade. Recently, Claire has been diagnosed with cancer and it unclear how long she will have to live. I believe that the most human thing will be to allow her to live out her last days in peace, at some point in the near future we will have to make the decision to put her down. Andy, the Co-owner, wants to try a high risk surgery and chemo and radiation therapy. Not only is this treatment plan highly risky, it is not predicted to have a high probability of success. The odds against Claire are

Ethical behavior is significant to the development of persuasion, and important to the behavior of humans.It also influences persuasion by developing the progression of persuasion, and increasing those who are accountable for it. A person’s ethical behavior originates with morals and changes into what way an individual is required to connect to encourage effectively and dependably and finishes with who obligation it is to take responsibility in a persuasive interchange. The significance of our ethical behavior is realized within all our origins as human beings and stands as the groundwork of our different societies. We are directed by our ethical customs in the cultures which we create and live. “ The persuader’s determined actions means more under deontological ethics than under teleological ethics”( Magee,2014). According to David B. Resnik, J.D.,( 2011), ethics is defined as standards for behavior that differentiate between tolerable and intolerable conduct. Ethical morals of behavior that specify how an individual should conduct them self centered on ethical responsibilities and qualities.

Unethical behavior is subconscious more often than not. People would like to believe that they have a set of morals and ethics that are ingrained in them and they will follow those. A few factors that lead people away from the path of their ethics are implicit favoritism, egocentric behavior, and instant gratification.

This week’s case study has this author postulating if the use of subversive approaches to influence others align with an individual’s moral compass. Within this week’s case study, this author is asked to examine a situation where James O’Keefe, a conservative activist, meets with the senior fundraiser for National Public Radio (NPR), Ron Schiller, to discuss a potential donation of $5 million from an ethnic organization. Unbeknownst to Schiller, his meeting with O’Keefe was secretly recorded and after imaginative alteration, is released, causing a tarnished reflection on not only Schiller, but NPR.

People try to uphold themselves to the moral values set by society, yet sometimes make unethical decisions. Typically individuals who do make unethical decisions are influenced by individual biases, outside pressures, and situational factors. These elements can impact decision making to the extent that they consciously or subconsciously lie and cheat. Though, the frequency and magnitude of this behavior generally varies from person to person, a majority would not go to the degree of damaging their positive image.

Both social class and ethical behavior are important notions in our society today and have been for many years. Unethical behavior can be defined as behavior or actions that hurts others and are illegal or ethically questionable (Piff et al., 2012). CNN recently reported Volkswagen is being charged with deception regarding emissions of supposedly “clean” vehicles. They reported that for over ten years more than eleven million vehicles have been deliberately programmed to fabricate emissions of damaging pollutants under certified testing conditions (Tellado, 2015). Why are consumers so concerned and outraged at this fraud? This upsets consumers and others because they care about and find ethics and morality to be important. Morals and values are important in our society because they help direct people’s lives and motivate people to take part in meaningful relationships. The research completed for his article examines not just ethical behavior but also the role social class playing in determining ethical behavior. The relationship between these to notions will examined by observing behavior at a crosswalk. Social class is defined as a circumstance established by both the material substance of social life and the individual’s understanding of his or her social rank, and is a fundamental feature of how he or she interacts in the social world (Kraus et al., 2012). Clothing type was used to operationalize social class in this research,