Objectivity Obligation — Data-Grounded Legislative Testimony
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/114#Objectivity_Obligation_—_Data-Grounded_Legislative_Testimony
Properties
Instance of
Applied to
Technical testimony before state legislature on dam design alternatives
Balancing with
Loyalty
Retained Engineer Public Hearing Advocacy-Objectivity Balance Principle
Concrete expression
Both engineers are obligated to ground their legislative testimony in objective engineering analysis rather than pure client advocacy; the submission of voluminous engineering data by each witness is the primary indicator that both are meeting their objectivity obligation in the legislative hearing context.
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
Objectivity in legislative testimony requires that engineering conclusions be derived from engineering studies and analysis, not merely asserted; the data submission requirement operationalizes objectivity in this context.
Invoked by
Private Power Company PE Legislative Witness
State Power Commission PE Legislative Witness
Tension resolution
Objectivity and loyalty to respective clients are reconciled by the principle that engineers may advocate for their clients' preferred solutions provided the advocacy is grounded in genuine engineering analysis.
Source Evidence
Source text
Each engineering witness submits voluminous engineering data in support of his position, and freely criticizes the analysis and findings of the other.
Text references
Each engineering witness submits voluminous engineering data in support of his position, and freely criticizes the analysis and findings of the other.
TTL
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
114
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T15:19:51.753769+00:00
First case
114
Generated
2026-03-02T15:19:51.753769+00:00
Attributed to
Case 114 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T15:38:37.736073
Generated by
ProEthica Case 114 Extraction