Frank Found Himself in the Midst of an Ethical Dilemma

Frank found himself in the midst of an ethical dilemma at work,and was using an ethical decision-making metric like the ones shown in the text to clarify his professional and personal values (this is the metric that offers six "tests," or different ways to view the decision) .Frank was most likely in which phase of the Ethical Decision-Making Framework?

A) Identifying the issues.
B) Separating personal from business ethics.
C) Gathering information and identifying stakeholders.
D) Brainstorming and evaluating alternatives.
E) Choosing a course of action.