Brenna confronts Noah at work as he is continually taking packets of printer paper and pens from the office supply closest for his own personal use at home. Noah responds angrily that the employer had plenty of supplies and they would not even notice it. Brenna responded with the question, "But what would happen if everyone at work took some paper and pens?" Brenna's statement illustrates which type of theory of ethical decision making?

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Brenna's statement illustrates the universalization test, a concept in ethics that asks what would happen if everyone acted in the same way, to determine the morality of an action.

Brenna Confronts Noah at Work as He Is Continually Taking