THE SEVEN STEPS

MORAL REASONING
MODEL
• SARCASTIC FRIEND
• YOUR FRIEND HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. HOWEVER,
SOMETIMES HIS JOKES INVOLVE MAKING FUN OF OTHERS IN
INAPPROPRIATE WAYS. HE WILL POINT OUT A PHYSICAL
FLAW OR LOOK FOR SOMETHING ODD OR DIFFERENT ABOUT
A PERSON SPECIALLY YOUR CLASSMATES AND MAKE AN
UNKIND COMMENT. YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN
YOUR FRIEND DOES THIS. DO YOU SAY SOMETHING OR JUST
LAUGH ALONG WITH HIM?
 1. GATHER THE FACTS.
Who- you and your sarcastic friend

What- Your friend has inappropriate way in making jokes which is somehow insulting.

Where- School
When – every time

Why- He has a great sense of humor

How - He will point out a physical flaw or look for something odd or different about a person and make an
unkind comment.
Assumption:
Your friend somehow cross the line whenever he makes jokes and he needs to be stopped.
 2. IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS
primary

1. Your friend Your friend

2. You
3. Your classmates
Secondary

You
classmates
 3. ARTICULATE THE DILEMMA

• VALUES

True and good friend

 4. LIST THE ALTERNATIVES

a. Ignore everything and ride along with your friend’s joke .

b. Talk and advise your friend

c. Avoid your friend because you do want to have any connection to him at all.

d. Tell your classmates to ignore him.

 5. COMPARE THE ALTERNATIVE WITH THE
PRINCIPLES

a. Ignore everything and ride along with your friend’s joke . ✅

b. Talk and advise your friend
✅
c. Avoid your friend because you do want to have any connection to him at all.

d. Tell your classmates to ignore him.

 6. WEIGH THE CONSEQUENCES

a. Ignore everything and ride along with your friend’s joke .

The wrong act of your friend shall continue. He will hurt your classmate emotionally
with his joke

b. Talk and advise your friend

Talking and advising my friend may lead to him good behavior. He might realize that what he did was
wrong.
 MAKE A DECISION

b. Talk and advise your friend

This is the best choice among the alternatives. This decision reflects the values being present in
the given situation. Talking and advising him is the easiest way to open his mind in making him
realize about his behavior