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After reading "Digital Dive: Ethical Considerations for Speaking in the Workplace", consider the questions below. Then “submit” your response.

Ford Pinto Crash Test Instructions
1. Would you have lobbied for Ford with the knowledge that the Pinto was an inferior product that could potentially cause drivers or passengers harm?
Correct answers will vary. Correct answers should consider that representing Ford’s product could mean that people could die. Correct answers may also consider that if a driver was safe, they were less likely to come to harm. For more help, see Digital Dive: Ethical Considerations for Speaking in the Workplace.
2. Would you market a product that you knew did not work the way it was supposed to?
Correct answers will vary. Correct answers should express the writer’s ethics and may mention that they could not be dishonest, especially when someone’s life is at stake. Correct answers may also consider that if no one is getting hurt, they might be more likely to continue to market a defective product. For more help, see Digital Dive: Ethical Considerations for Speaking in the Workplace.
3. Could you speak on behalf of a company about a product that you did not believe in?
Correct answers will vary. Correct answers may express that no matter the salary or the benefits offered by the company, the writer could not support a product that he or she does not believe in. Correct answers may also say that for the right price, they could work for a company whose product they did not believe in. For more help, see Digital Dive: Ethical Considerations for Speaking in the Workplace.