Question 1
1. You have just met with Gary Gendron, the fiancé of Lucie Aylwin, who was killed in the Elliot Lake parking mall collapse. He is furious about the collapse, and death of his fiancée. He has asked you to help him take action against the Mayor of Elliot Lake who he holds to be ethically responsible for the collapse. Please help him write a letter to the Mayor using ethical arguments to explain why you believe this to be the case. Your letter should include five separate points (6 marks each). For each point, for one mark please state which type of argument you are making (ethos, logos and pathos), and two marks for which ethical approach you are using (rights, common good, utilitarian, …show more content…
Many workers inside the mall chose to quit the job because the leakage was getting worse and it was ongoing problem that no one chose to solve and the ones that did were either related or shut down. Citizen were not told the root cause of the leakage it maybe have been just a hole or other issue regarding the structure but it was our right to know about the destruction of the build before time. Specially when several reports written by professionals were spoke about the corrosion in the …show more content…
Rick Hamilton, the Mayor of Elliot Lake has now received your letter and distressed about the collapse and death of Lucie Alwin and Doloris Pesizzolo, and feels some responsibility. However he claims that the case is complex, and that every decision he made was ethical, and in the best interests of Elliot Lake. He has asked for arbitration, and retained a lawyer and independent structural engineer consultant to write a letter to the arbitrator using ethical arguments to counter each of the points made in Gary’s letter. What would you expect as ethical counter claims to Gary’s letter? This should include five separate points (6 marks each). For each point, for one mark, please state which argument is being made (ethos, logos and pathos), and two marks for which ethical approach are used (rights, common good, utilitarian, justice, virtue). You will get a bonus of five marks if you can counter each of the five previous ethical