Objectivity Violated By Engineer H Selective Testimony
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/17#Objectivity_Violated_By_Engineer_H_Selective_Testimony
Properties
Instance of
Applied to
County Drainage Board Regulatory Body public hearing
ZZZ Truck Stop underground fuel storage tank placement decision
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Concrete expression
Engineer H failed to issue public statements in an objective and truthful manner by omitting material information about underground tank leak risks from testimony before the Drainage Board, selectively addressing only surface spill scenarios in a manner that potentially misdirected the Board's conclusion about the adequacy of the proposed design
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Interpretation
NSPE Canon I.3 requires objective and truthful public statements; Engineer H's selective response to the Board's question about Engineer R's testimony violated this canon by omitting the more serious underground leak risk scenario from the response, creating a misleadingly favorable picture of the design's safety
Invoked by
Engineer H Public Hearing Design Engineer
Tension resolution
Objectivity and truthfulness in public statements are non-negotiable obligations that override the interest in presenting the client's project favorably; Engineer H's omission of underground leak concerns was inconsistent with the objectivity canon
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer H's redirection of conversation away from issues with the potential for leaks in underground tanks is troubling not only because of the failure to address the issues raised and the failure to include all relevant information in testimony
Text references
Engineer H did not act ethically by failing to address the potential for leaks in underground storage tanks during the presentation and questioning, whether by explaining how the issue had been addressed or by agreeing to re-examine the plans
Engineer H's redirection of conversation away from issues with the potential for leaks in underground tanks is troubling
Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact.
Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
TTL
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rdfs:label "Objectivity Violated By Engineer H Selective Testimony" ;
proeth:appliedto "County Drainage Board Regulatory Body public hearing",
"ZZZ Truck Stop underground fuel storage tank placement decision" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client Loyalty" ;
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proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer H failed to issue public statements in an objective and truthful manner by omitting material information about underground tank leak risks from testimony before the Drainage Board, selectively addressing only surface spill scenarios in a manner that potentially misdirected the Board's conclusion about the adequacy of the proposed design" ;
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proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
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proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "17" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "NSPE Canon I.3 requires objective and truthful public statements; Engineer H's selective response to the Board's question about Engineer R's testimony violated this canon by omitting the more serious underground leak risk scenario from the response, creating a misleadingly favorable picture of the design's safety" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer H Public Hearing Design Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Objectivity" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer H's redirection of conversation away from issues with the potential for leaks in underground tanks is troubling not only because of the failure to address the issues raised and the failure to include all relevant information in testimony" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Objectivity and truthfulness in public statements are non-negotiable obligations that override the interest in presenting the client's project favorably; Engineer H's omission of underground leak concerns was inconsistent with the objectivity canon" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer H did not act ethically by failing to address the potential for leaks in underground storage tanks during the presentation and questioning, whether by explaining how the issue had been addressed or by agreeing to re-examine the plans",
"Engineer H's redirection of conversation away from issues with the potential for leaks in underground tanks is troubling",
"Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact.",
"Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 17 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T13:30:32.836686"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 17 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
17
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00
First case
17
Generated
2026-02-25T13:26:29.619021+00:00
Attributed to
Case 17 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T13:30:32.836686
Generated by
ProEthica Case 17 Extraction