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Running head: WHISTLE BLOWERS 1

Whistle Blowers

Stephanie R Huston

PHI103: Informal Logic

Instructor: Diane O'Leary

03/28/2016

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Does one have an obligation to report wrongdoing by one’s employer, even when doing so will

result in the loss of one’s job? Are whistle blower laws effective and necessary?

Ethical Dilemmas That Face Whistle Blowers.

P1: Whistle blowing is an attempt by a member or former member of an organization to disclose wrong doing in or by the organization.

P2: Whistleblowing is a valuable tool in any organizations.

P3: The act of whistleblowing can cause a conflict of interest within an organization.

P4: Whistle blowers undergo retaliation to the extent of being fired within the organization.

C: Therefore “On one side, whistleblowing is the ultimate act of justice, standing up for what’s right,” “On the other side, it can be seen as the ultimate betrayal.

The first premise is how whistleblowing is involved to actually or at least try with great intention to prevent something bad that would otherwise occur. It always involves information that would not ordinarily be revealed. Most ethicists agree whistleblowing is an ethical action. According to the “standard theory” on whistleblowing, whistleblowing is morally required when it is required at all; people have a moral obligation to prevent serious harm to others if they can do so with little costs to themselves.

The second premise explains how a whistle blower is important within an organization. Whistleblowers are set to protect society a within an organization and they are sending out positive messages to employers and their companies that you will get caught. In a surprisingly sequence of events of whistle blowing it is happing more and more every day, it is differently on the rise they are not laying down any more and accepting employers unethical behaviors.

The third premise makes a strong ethical and moral allegation. Whistle-blowers come forward publicly when something illegal or unethical is going on in their organizations after they do not receive an acceptable reply within when communicating concern. Whistle-blowers are often disliked in their companies and face the dilemma of protecting their employer or stepping forward when something wrong is going on.

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1. betrayal.

Notice that this conclusion

does not answer your topic

question. You'll need to

revise your argument so that

you reach a very clear and

simple conclusion on one side

or the other. Nice work on

argument format though!

[Diane O'Leary]

2. The

APA formatting means double

spacing and indented

paragraphs that are left-

justified, with no extra space

between them - just like a

book. [Diane O'Leary]

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My final premise states that whistle blowers undergo retaliation: Whistle-blowers may face hostility and resentment from peers and superiors. The federal government has ramped up legal protection for whistle-blowers. Still, a whistle-blower may get the cold shoulder or be treated like a "rat" or "snitch." This culture of retaliation creates a hostile workplace for the whistle- blower and distracts employees from their tasks.

This argument is deductively valid - if all of the premises are true, then the conclusion must be as well. The third premise states that the act of whistleblowing can cause a conflict of interest within an organization. Premises one and two actually shows that the first dilemmas are met. Premises 4 shows that the 3 premises are met and conclusion follows in a deductively valid manner from the premises.

C: I really think that it is a concern judgement of right or wrong of a human’s character when it comes to blowing the whistle on a company. It does however need to be done in compliance with the laws, regulations and policies, with the assumption that the company wants to first go through internal measures all the while assuming the company wants to secure the situation regarding the problem. Is a whistleblower morally justifiable to the right of speaking freely? As an employee some individuals speak and feel that an employee has an obligation to maintain the confidential information and loyalty to the company. When it is all said and done the whistleblower must “blow their whistle” for all the right reason and be sure that they are moral reason and not personal.

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That's excellent, because it's

exactly what it takes for an

argument to be valid!

Unfortunately, your argument

is not deductive - it's

inductive. See the Weeks 2

and 3 podcasts. [Diane

O'Leary]

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References:

Archambeault, & Webber, 2015). Whistleblowing 101. CPA Journal, 85(7), 60-64. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.com.proxy-library ashford.edu/doc view.

Bowie, N. (1980) Quality in Business. Journal of Business Ethics, 41(1), 179-185.Retrieved from proquest.com.proxy-library ashford.edu/doc view.

Hamilton, J. (1991, June 03). Blowing the whistle without playing the piper. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek/magazine/issue 3216, pg.138.

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