Intellectual dishonesty

immediately. However, not only is strong intellectual ability required to lie, by lying you can also increase your intellectual capabilities. “How well you lie as a child is a strong indicator of how successful you’ll be as an adult” (Gibson). In studies conducted with children, it was found that the children who were able to tell convincing lies were likely to have more success later on in their lives. Getting away with a good lie will not only prove your intellectual abilities, but it will…

Ethical Issues and Advanced Practice Nursing Nurse educators have a professional obligation to identify and address acts of plagiarism. Staying abreast of the various types of plagiarism, any mitigating factors, and prevention strategies will assist the educator in identifying infractions and choosing a response. Plagiarism is unethical and therefore needs to be called out and dealt with immediately. This is a depiction of a plagiarism scenario from the perspective of a new nurse nursing…

disagreeable and in some cases just downright nasty. These flaws come to light when the Bible salesman lulls her into a false sense of superiority, and then, poetically, steals the only ‘leg’ she can stand on. This is representative of the intellectual dishonesty exhibited time and again by Hulga. She has no moral leg to stand on, and it takes the Bible salesman, who exudes a moral code that while truncated and morally bereft, does at least have some coherence, continuity and integrity to it in…

His appeal is that history is framed by ideas which bring social justice to mankind. Brutus puts splendid idea; intellectual significance in politics, in front of the people. He tries to give awareness and this awareness for the sake of awareness and for the sake of common man in kingships, democracies, aristocracies and dictatorships. His comments on the action invites…

Gogo is a masculine name that was popularized since the middle ages in the German culture. Gogo is my global villager, who happens to be a 60 year old male. Germans can speak several languages based on their regional dialects. Gogo is trilingual in three languages; German, Russian and English. The first aspect of communication that I will apply here is Masculinity Versus Femininity (Jandt 167). Germany is labeled as a masculine culture where men are expected to be tough, assertive, supportive,…

errors in reasoning that render arguments invalid and misrepresent issues. These assertions are often presented in ways that make them appear as proven facts, but they are often the opposite. Individuals using logical fallacies on purpose promote dishonesty, remove strength from arguments, and accuse readers of being unintelligent. These are found in essay writing, editorials, politics, slogans, social media posts, and advertising. Logical fallacies are arguments lacking in reasonable…

different goals within religion, plus accidents and “various causes” can disrupt religion. Hume further argues that monotheism arises from competition between religions, as the monotheist drive to dominate other beliefs; this yields “intolerance, intellectual dishonesty, and unnatural moral…

1968, Tomas publishes a political piece which earns him both credit as a Czech intellectual and also repercussions. Tomas refuses to retract the statement not because he is a dissident or because the piece’s content is meaningful to him but rather since “no one doubted he would comply. That was the thing that struck him: although he had never given people cause to doubt his integrity, they were ready to bet on his dishonesty rather than on his virtue”(181). Even though practicing medicine is…

experimental art styles was a series of aquatinted etchings, published in 1799 under the title Caprichos. Although Goya was part of the royal institution, he portrayed the plight of the Spanish people in his work. The 80 Caprichos prints explored the dishonesty, self-indulgence, and tyranny that was rampant in the…

“Too Much Inforamtion” The case of “Too Much Information” involves four students that are given a group assignment where they are to act as ethical consultants to a group purchasing organization that is involved in a scandal. It was written in a well-respected newspaper that the organization’s spending habits were preventing patients from receiving the proper care. The students are assigned to draft a letter and present a plan to show the organization is one of the top ethical leaders in their…