After Doing Something That Might Be Considered Unethical, a Rationalizer

Multiple Choice

After doing something that might be considered unethical, a rationalizer says: "It's not really illegal." This expresses a mistaken belief that:

A) one's behavior is acceptable, especially in ambiguous situations.
B) because someone can be found to benefit from the behavior, it is also in the individual's or the organization's best interests.
C) The behavior is justified and cannot be held wrong at any time.
D) the organization's (on behalf of whom the individual acts) best interests stand above all others.
E) as long as people have acted in good faith, their behavior is ethical.