Matching: Common Rationalizations
-This rationalization could apply to fairly well-off, middle-class families who put all their financial assets into relatives' names at the time that their college-age children enter college, so that the students can "qualify" for financial grants based on the neediness of their families.
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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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rationalization is that if something is legal and permissible, then it is proper. This is a common rationalization used by people who want to justify their actions, even if those actions are unethical. In this case, the family is using a legal loophole to qualify for financial grants, even though they are not actually in need.

Matching: Common Rationalizations -This Rationalization Could Apply to Fairly Well-Off, Middle-Class Families Who