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7 Steps Moral Reasoning Model

This document outlines a 7-step model for moral reasoning and decision making: [1] Gather the facts of the situation, [2] Determine the ethical issues involved, [3] Identify relevant virtues and principles, [4] List alternative courses of action, [5] Compare alternatives against virtues and principles to eliminate options, [6] Consider the consequences of remaining alternatives, [7] Make a decision and justify it based on the previous steps of analysis. The model is meant to guide ethical deliberation and asking the right questions, rather than dictate a single correct answer.

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7 Steps Moral Reasoning Model

This document outlines a 7-step model for moral reasoning and decision making: [1] Gather the facts of the situation, [2] Determine the ethical issues involved, [3] Identify relevant virtues and principles, [4] List alternative courses of action, [5] Compare alternatives against virtues and principles to eliminate options, [6] Consider the consequences of remaining alternatives, [7] Make a decision and justify it based on the previous steps of analysis. The model is meant to guide ethical deliberation and asking the right questions, rather than dictate a single correct answer.

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7 STEPS MORAL

REASONING MODEL
Prepared by: Cheryll Datig
Cindy
Valmoria
INTRODUCTION
 SCOTT RAE ( 2018 ) Propose a moral reasoning model that could
be used as a guide in making moral decision. Rae moral reasoning
model does not guide one to an absolutely correct or “right” answer
or decision to moral dilemma; rather, his model may guide an
individual to ask the right questions to ethical deliberation.

 the model for moral reasoning presents a 7-step approach to moral


analyses and evaluation. It is oriented towards virtues and principles
with consideration of consequences as a supporting role.
1. GATHER THE FACT
 The simplest way of clarifying an ethical
dilemma is to make sure the facts are clear. It
is essential that in moral decision-making, one
has to know the general facts of the moral
situation, before coming up with a moral
analysis, more so, a decision or an evaluation.
2. determine the ethical issues
 After having identified the facts and overall context of the moral
situation, the ethical issue/s involved in the situation, must be clearly
stated in order to specify what issue one has to make a decision to.

 Ethical interests are stated in terms of legitimate competing interest or


goods. The competing interest are what create the dilemma. Moral
values and virtues must support the competing interest in order for an
ethical dilemma to exist. For instance many ethical decision, especially
at the end of a patient’s life, can be stated in term of patient autonomy
or the sanctity of life.
3. Determine what virtues/ principles have a
bearing on the case
 In ethical dilemma certain values and principles are central to the
competing positions. Determine if some should be given more weight
than others. Ask what the source for the principle is – constitution,
culture, natural law, religious tradition …. These supplement biblical
principle.

 Ethical values and principles relevant to the case must be identified and
briefly explained in order to justify how such principle could be used in
coming up with a decision concerning the moral dilemma.
4. List the alternatives
 after having identified relevant values, virtues and
principle involving the moral situation, possible
alternative courses of action must then be proposed and
briefly explained. These suggested courses of actions must
then be evaluated based on its applicability, sensibility,
practically before selecting one as the course of action or
decision to be made regarding the moral situation. It will
also help you come up with a broader selection of ideas.
5. Compare the alternatives with the
virtues/principles
 This step eliminates alternative as they are weighed
by the moral principle which have a bearing on the
case. Potentially the issues will be resolve here as all
alternatives except one are eliminated. Here you must
satisfy all the relevant virtues and values – so at least
some of the alternatives will be eliminated. Often here
you have to weight principle and values – make sure
you have a good reason for each weighting.
6. Consider the consequences

 If principle have not yielded a clear decision


consider the consequences of your
alternatives. Take the alternatives and work
out the positives and negative consequences
of each. Estimate how beneficial each positive
and negative consequences are- some might
have greater weight than other.
7. Make a decision

 After having analyzed the moral dilemma situation , one


must now make a decision based on what has been
previously discussed and must clearly justify the decision
that has been made

 Ethical decision rarely have pain-free solution – it might


be you have to choose the solution with the least number
of problem/ painful consequences.

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