Will the action violate any of the core ethical principles? For instance, does it involves lying or breaking a promise; is it disrespectful to anyone; is it irresponsible, unfair, or uncaring; does it involve breaking laws or rules? Eliminate unethical options...

This model is used for solving difficult problems with minimized costs and risks with maximized benefits. The tree illustrates change and decisions and has a limited amount of variables...

We will look at these six criteria in the next paragraph. The fifth step is to make a final decision on which solution is the best one for the situation...

consensus, voting, etc.) ? Use appropriate tools that support data gathering (e.g. affinity diagram, brainstorming, fishbone, flowchart, force field, how-how, interrelationship digraph) ? Make the decision through the integration of ideas and data, and negotiation and prioritization of ideas ? Identify who (individual or group) will implement the decision COMMUNICATING ? Summarize the rationale for the decision ? Communicate the decision, why it was made and the rationale for it IMPLEMENTING ? Define the steps in implementing the decision including the timeframe for completion ? Define the method for reporting when something is completed and who receives the report EVALUATING ? Identify the process for assessing impact of decision Our textbook defines critical thinking as, "The general term given to a wide range of cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions needed to effectively identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments and truth claims, to discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases, to formulate and present convincing reasons in support of conclusions, and to make reasonable, intelligent decisions about what to believe and what to do" (Bassham et al...