A university admissions officer discovers a high-profile applicant used a forged recommendation, jeopardizing 20 other places.

A university admissions officer discovers a high-profile applicant used a forged recommendation, jeopardizing 20 other places. The admissions committee will decide on all applications tomorrow, favoring the forged one.

• 37% chose: Disqualify the applicant and expose the forgery. (23 people)
• 63% chose: Approve the application without revealing the forgery. (39 people)

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