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Ethical Dilemma Analyzer

Analyze this ethical dilemma: [situation]

Role-Based

Prompt

Analyze this ethical dilemma: [situation]. Apply 4 ethical frameworks: (1) Consequentialism — what action produces the best outcomes for all affected? (2) Deontology — what duties, rights, and rules apply regardless of outcomes? (3) Virtue Ethics — what would a person of excellent character do? (4) Care Ethics — what does this mean for the specific relationships involved? Where frameworks diverge: explain why and what the divergence reveals. Your synthesis: the most defensible course of action with humility about uncertainty.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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