A group of college students is sitting around discussing what it is about the nature of cheating that makes cheating on an exam wrong.These students are engaging in what sort of ethics?
A) applied ethics
B) deontology
C) normative ethics
D) meta-ethics

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The students are engaging in meta-ethics, which involves examining the nature, meaning, and implications of ethical concepts, rather than applying ethical principles to specific situations (applied ethics), focusing on the inherent rightness or wrongness of actions (deontology), or determining the standards of right and wrong behavior (normative ethics).

A Group of College Students Is Sitting Around Discussing What