Matching: Common Rationalizations
-This rationalization works on the assumption that if there is no clear and immediate harm to others, then the action must not be wrong.
A) "If it's necessary, it is ethical."
B) "If it's legal and permissible, it's proper."
C) "I was just doing it for you."
D) "I'm just fighting fire with fire."
E) "It doesn't hurt anyone."
F) "It can't be wrong; everyone's doing it."
G) "It's O.K. if I don't gain personally."
H) "I've got it coming."
I) "I can still be objective."

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This rationalization, "It doesn't hurt anyone," assumes that if an action does not cause clear and immediate harm, it is not wrong.

Matching: Common Rationalizations -This Rationalization Works on the Assumption That If There Is