Firm Pertinent Fact Dual-Element Misrepresentation Test Discipline Marketing Campaign
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/131#Firm_Pertinent_Fact_Dual-Element_Misrepresentation_Test_Discipline_Marketing_Campaign
Properties
Instance of
PertinentFactDual-ElementMisrepresentationTestComplianceObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PertinentFactDual-ElementMisrepresentationTestComplianceObligation
Case context
The firm's marketing literature listed Engineer A as an electrical engineer when Engineer A is a mechanical engineer; this misrepresentation is pertinent (discipline affects client selection) and enhances the firm's apparent qualifications in electrical engineering.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Obligated party
Consulting Engineering Firm
Obligation statement
The firm was obligated to evaluate its marketing campaign materials against the pertinent-fact dual-element misrepresentation test before distribution; the discipline misrepresentation of Engineer A satisfies both elements — engineering discipline is pertinent to client selection decisions, and listing Engineer A as an electrical engineer enhances the apparent electrical engineering capacity of the firm — constituting a violation of NSPE Code Section II.5.a.
Temporal scope
At the time of preparing and distributing the marketing campaign materials
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
the firm has begun a marketing campaign and in its literature lists Engineer A as an electrical engineer
Text references
Engineer A has a degree in mechanical engineering and has performed services almost exclusively in the field of mechanical engineering
the firm has begun a marketing campaign and in its literature lists Engineer A as an electrical engineer
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Firm Pertinent Fact Dual-Element Misrepresentation Test Discipline Marketing Campaign" ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/131#Credential_Misrepresentation_by_Firm_—_Engineer_A_Listed_as_Electrical_Engineer> ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case131:BER_90-4_Firm_Marketing_Currency_Correction_Obligation_Despite_Non-Violation_Finding ;
proeth:casecontext "The firm's marketing literature listed Engineer A as an electrical engineer when Engineer A is a mechanical engineer; this misrepresentation is pertinent (discipline affects client selection) and enhances the firm's apparent qualifications in electrical engineering." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unmet" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case131:Pertinent_Fact_Misrepresentation_Intent-and-Purpose_Dual-Element_Test_Applied_to_Firm ;
proeth:discoveredincase "131" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T11:33:42.611180+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "131" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T11:33:42.611180+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Consulting Engineering Firm" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Pertinent Fact Dual-Element Misrepresentation Test Compliance Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "The firm was obligated to evaluate its marketing campaign materials against the pertinent-fact dual-element misrepresentation test before distribution; the discipline misrepresentation of Engineer A satisfies both elements — engineering discipline is pertinent to client selection decisions, and listing Engineer A as an electrical engineer enhances the apparent electrical engineering capacity of the firm — constituting a violation of NSPE Code Section II.5.a." ;
proeth:sourcetext "the firm has begun a marketing campaign and in its literature lists Engineer A as an electrical engineer" ;
proeth:temporalscope "At the time of preparing and distributing the marketing campaign materials" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A has a degree in mechanical engineering and has performed services almost exclusively in the field of mechanical engineering",
"the firm has begun a marketing campaign and in its literature lists Engineer A as an electrical engineer" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 131 Extraction" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
131
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T11:33:42.611180+00:00
First case
131
Generated
2026-03-01T11:33:42.611180+00:00
Attributed to
Case 131 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T11:50:23.662460
Generated by
ProEthica Case 131 Extraction