Is cheating on every test you take wrong?

Question

I mean you still pass...

Answer 1

Dude,

Let's put it this way...I won't even judge you on if it's right or wrong.

Let's say that, (knock on wood that this never happens), one day you are diagnosed with brain cancer. You need an operation.

Your neurologist comes out and says, "Hi, I'm Dr. Jones. I cheated on every test in medical school. I'll be cutting into your skull today with a small saw...."

Or how about,

"Thanks for flying with Aviation Airlines. I've cheated on every test I've ever had."

'Nuff said I reckon.

Mysstere

Answer 2

If you are asking about the moral implications of cheating then it's purely subjective. It is up to you to decide what moral structure you wish to adopt and whether or not cheating fits into your framework.

There is a widely held belief that cheating is wrong and somehow breaks an unspoken 'social contract'. However, just because a moral code is adopted by the majority does not make it correct, 'killing Jews is good' was also adopted in Germany, it does not make it any more right or wrong dependent upon the majorities belief in it's 'rightness'.

Nietzsche would answer the question "Why be moral?", with the same question. Why should you be moral? It depends on what is best for you and what you want out of life.

Kant would answer the question "Why be moral?" by explaining that, using the categorical imperative, if everyone cheated, it would undermine the entire institution of test taking as a form of intellectual measurement.

The only question that remains is, how are you going to answer the question. My advice is to weigh the risks and rewards and make your own decision. I have cheated before, I would argue that everyone has. Yet it is important to know the consequences. Cheat too much and you may not learn very important points which may be useful later in life.

Your choice.

Answer 3

Yes, cheating is wrong - that is why they call it cheating. You may pass, but the only thing you have achieved is deception.

Assuming you grow up and get a job, how will you be able to trust yourself with finding the right answers when you don't trust yourself to do so now, when it is so easy - when the answers are in the text book or in class discussions.

In your heart, you already know the answer to this question.

Answer 4

Ya it's morally wrong. When you cheat you are stealing from the other person and if you're using another method of cheating its unfair to everyone else because they might have actually studied and done their best and ended up with a grade lower than yours.

Answer 5

Yes. You could end up regretting this. One, you could get caught. Two, you won't know anything if you cheat. So you won't be able to go on to any of the next levels if you don't understand the material and do well. You won't always be able to get away with cheating through everything.

Answer 6

Cheating is a form of stealing. If you think it's OK to steal, you'll end up in jail. Practicing small instances of honesty allows you to do it when it really matters. If you don't care what kind of a human being you'll become, go ahead and cheat. Your education will be wasted anyway.

Answer 7

yes I regret that i did it 1 time in school. I seen the answer sheet on the teachers desk after lunch ,got a good grade but couldn't explain why i didn't know some of the answers when asked again a week later.

Answer 8

Are trick questions or questions a teach might ask and he does not know the correct answer wrong. My answer is cheat away and good luck. study also

Answer 9

Actually, cheating on one test is wrong. Cheating on all of them just escalates it, and if you cheat on an ethics test - you're doomed.

Answer 10

YES. You pass but what have you learned.
you can't cheat all your life so sit down and study