Read the scenario.

The editor-in-chief of a magazine emails this list to her entire staff: Seek the truth without bias. Always fact-check your information. Never compromise your principles.

Which statement about this list is most likely true?

This list is a set of laws, because the guidelines were shared in written form.

This list is a set of laws, because it includes mandatory rules for the staff.

This list is a code of ethics, because it is a set of guidelines based on ideals.

This list is a code of ethics, because everyone on the staff agreed to follow it.

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Lukas Ortega

11 February, 23:20

Read the scenario.

The editor-in-chief of a magazine emails this list to her entire staff: Seek the truth without bias. Always fact-check your information. Never compromise your principles.

Which statement about this list is most likely true?

This list is a set of laws, because the guidelines were shared in written form.

This list is a set of laws, because it includes mandatory rules for the staff.

This list is a code of ethics, because it is a set of guidelines based on ideals.

This list is a code of ethics, because everyone on the staff agreed to follow it.

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Elena Novak · Answer 1

This list is a code of ethics, because it is a set of guidelines based on ideals.

Zaid Reese · Answer 2

The correct answer is "This list is a code of ethics because it is a set of guidelines based on ideals."

The guidelines mentioned the editor-in-chief's email cannot be laws, as laws are bills that have passed through the whole process of approval by Congress and have received the signature if the President. However, they can be considered as guidelines that should be followed in order to act properly according to the code of ethics under which the magazine works.