An American manager of a multinational company who is working in one of the company's production plants located in the country of Cadmia employs child labor at the manufacturing unit he is in charge of.On being criticized as unethical,the manager argues that such actions are ethically defensible because everyone in Cadmia is doing it.Which of the following straw men approaches to ethics is most likely demonstrated by the manager?

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The manager is using the straw man approach of naive immoralist, which argues that if others are acting unethically, then it is justified for him/her to do the same. This is a fallacious argument as it does not address the ethical implications of the action itself, but rather justifies it based on the actions of others.

An American Manager of a Multinational Company Who Is Working