DP3
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/58#DP3
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP3
Decision question
Does Engineer W's use of indirect, veiled language to convey the policy-violating design redirection directive constitute a distinct deceptive act under the NSPE Code, and does that indirection impose a heightened ethical burden on Engineer Intern D to recognize and resist the directive rather than treating the ambiguity as cover for compliance?
Focus
Engineer W's decision whether to communicate the design redirection directive to Engineer Intern D indirectly and obliquely rather than through a direct written order, and whether that indirection itself constitutes a deceptive act independent of the underlying policy circumvention
Option1
Recognize the indirect communication as ethically equivalent to a direct policy-violating directive, name the policy conflict explicitly to Engineer W, and refuse to treat the ambiguity of the communication as cover for compliance or as reducing the obligation to escalate
Option2
Seek explicit written clarification from Engineer W about whether the indirect comment constitutes a formal directive before treating it as a policy-violating order, deferring escalation until the directive's character is confirmed
Option3
Treat the indirect communication as an ambiguous supervisory suggestion rather than a confirmed directive, proceed with the original compliant design without escalating, and await a more explicit instruction before taking any further action
Role
Engineer W Supervisor Indirect Communication Policy Evasion Prohibition Shadyvale
TTL
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case58:DP3 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Does Engineer W's use of indirect, veiled language to convey the policy-violating design redirection directive constitute a distinct deceptive act under the NSPE Code, and does that indirection impose a heightened ethical burden on Engineer Intern D to recognize and resist the directive rather than treating the ambiguity as cover for compliance?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer W's decision whether to communicate the design redirection directive to Engineer Intern D indirectly and obliquely rather than through a direct written order, and whether that indirection itself constitutes a deceptive act independent of the underlying policy circumvention" ;
proeth:option1 "Recognize the indirect communication as ethically equivalent to a direct policy-violating directive, name the policy conflict explicitly to Engineer W, and refuse to treat the ambiguity of the communication as cover for compliance or as reducing the obligation to escalate" ;
proeth:option2 "Seek explicit written clarification from Engineer W about whether the indirect comment constitutes a formal directive before treating it as a policy-violating order, deferring escalation until the directive's character is confirmed" ;
proeth:option3 "Treat the indirect communication as an ambiguous supervisory suggestion rather than a confirmed directive, proceed with the original compliant design without escalating, and await a more explicit instruction before taking any further action" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer W Supervisor Indirect Communication Policy Evasion Prohibition Shadyvale" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T22:22:51.681515"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 58 Extraction" .
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Extraction details
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2026-02-25T22:22:51.681515
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ProEthica Case 58 Extraction