Everyday Ethics
A Yes Can Be Voluntary and Still Be Pressured
Examine how a request can leave room for a real refusal by separating the words of agreement from the pressure surrounding the choice.
REASONS · VALUES · CHOICES
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Everyday Ethics
An Apology Has to Name the Harm Before It Can Repair Trust
Make an apology specific enough to acknowledge the harm, offer a realistic repair and leave the other person free to respond in their own time.
Everyday Ethics
A Default Option Can Influence a Choice Without Saying a Word
Examine how a preselected option shapes a decision, and distinguish a helpful default from a design that makes refusal unnecessarily difficult.
Everyday Decisions
You Have Already Paid. Does That Make Staying the Better Choice?
Recognise sunk-cost thinking by separating money already spent from the benefits, costs and commitments that still lie ahead.
Everyday Ethics
When Does a Favour Become an Obligation?
Examine the difference between gratitude, a freely offered favour and an obligation, using ordinary examples without turning relationships into accounts.
Everyday judgement
Would You Judge the Decision Differently If You Did Not Know the Outcome?
Examine a decision using the information available at the time, then consider its outcome separately to avoid confusing good luck with good judgement.
Critical Thinking
Read the Strongest Version of an Argument Before You Reject It
Use a charitable reading to reconstruct an argument accurately, identify its strongest support and criticise the actual claim.
Everyday Ethics
Are You Disagreeing About a Fact, a Value or a Choice?
Untangle an everyday disagreement by identifying the factual claim, the value at stake and the decision people are trying to make.