Prompt 1 / 14
I avoid choices that seriously hurt someone, even if no one would ever find out.
This is about what you would still refuse to do when there is no audience and no reward for restraint.
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Prompt 2 / 14
If a decision risks small harm to many people, I still treat that as a serious cost.
Small harms can become serious when many people have to carry them at once.
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Prompt 3 / 14
I think getting clear consent matters more when there is a power difference (e.g., boss/employee, doctor/patient).
Power differences can make agreement harder to read, so clear consent matters more.
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Prompt 4 / 14
Pressuring someone into saying “yes” is basically the same as them not having a real choice.
This asks whether pressure changes a yes into something closer to no real choice.
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Prompt 5 / 14
Trying to do the right thing matters, even when the outcome is not perfect.
This separates imperfect outcomes from whether someone sincerely tried to act responsibly.
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Prompt 6 / 14
If someone planned to do harm but got “lucky” and failed, I still see that as morally bad.
A failed harmful plan can still reveal what someone was willing to do.
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Prompt 7 / 14
Punishments should roughly match the harm done, not be wildly harsher.
This is about keeping consequences connected to the actual harm rather than anger or spectacle.
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Prompt 8 / 14
I am wary of “zero tolerance” rules that ignore context and intent.
Context does not excuse everything, but ignoring it can make a rule unfair.
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Prompt 9 / 14
I am more comfortable with decisions when people can see how and why they were made.
People can challenge or trust a decision more fairly when the reasoning is visible.
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Prompt 10 / 14
Secret rules that only insiders understand feel unfair to me.
Hidden rules can give insiders an advantage even when the rule is applied consistently.
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Prompt 11 / 14
I try to treat others in ways I would be okay with if our roles were reversed.
Role reversal tests whether your standard still feels fair when you are on the receiving end.
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Prompt 12 / 14
I pay attention to how my choices ripple out to people I will never meet.
Some choices reach people who never get to speak in the room where the choice is made.
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Prompt 13 / 14
I think it is wrong to benefit from systems that are obviously rigged, even if they help me personally.
This asks whether a personal benefit still feels acceptable when the system producing it is unfair.
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Prompt 14 / 14
If everyone behaved like I do in similar situations, I would be mostly okay with that.
This turns your own pattern into a public rule and asks whether you could live with it.
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