Ben and Josh are good friends. They are working on a team assignment in statistics. They had planned to work on the project last night, but Josh called at the last minute saying he had a conflict. Ben ended up doing all of the work. The instructor is giving each student the opportunity to critique the effort of his or her partner. Ben knows that Josh needs the points on the assignment in order to pass the course and he would like to keep Josh as a friend. If Ben decides to say that Josh deserves equal credit, this would be an example of universal ethical standards.

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This would be an example of personal loyalty, not universal ethical standards. Universal ethical standards would require Ben to honestly evaluate Josh's contribution to the project regardless of their friendship or other personal factors.

Ben and Josh Are Good Friends