You already make ethical choices online every week. A friend asks you to share something. You see a cruel comment under a classmate's photo. An AI hands you an answer that looks right. In each case, somebody is owed something.
You work three short dilemmas, take a quick position on one contested idea, and write a 100–150 word Ethical Dilemma Response naming the responsibility involved. That short reasoned piece is today's entry for your Communication Portfolio.
Three ideas run through every dilemma today.
| Term | What it means for you | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical dilemma: two responsibilities pull opposite ways and no choice is cost-free. | You name both pulls before you choose. | Keep a friend's group photo up, or back the person in it who wants it gone |
| Responsibility: what you owe someone in that moment. | Your response must name who is owed what. | Respect for someone's say over photos of themselves |
| Context: details that change a fair response without wiping the duty. | Same duty, different move, depending on the room. | The photo is in a chat of five friends, or on a public page |
One worked move. A friend posts a group photo from a party in your group chat and loves it. Someone else in the photo messages you privately: they hate it and want it gone.
A strong short answer does three things: names the pull (loyalty to the friend and respect for the person who asked), names the responsibility (not keeping someone's image up against their wishes), and chooses a move that fits the context (ask the friend privately to delete it or crop them out, or back the request in the chat). The answer is not "always delete" or "never get involved". It is a reasoned choice.
Work each card in order on your device. In each one, notice who is owed something, and what that something is.
1. Place yourself on the line
Short warm-up only: place your marker honestly, not where you think the room wants you.
2. Write your Ethical Dilemma Response
Now pick one of the three dilemma cards you just worked. Press Enter Your Work below and write a continuous 100–150 word piece: what you would do, why, the responsibility you are naming, and one thing that might change your mind.
When you finish, copy and paste it into your Communication Portfolio folder as m2_l52_ethical_dilemma_AB, with your own initials in place of AB.
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