"Privacy is a basic human right enshrined in law. Regardless of risk, the majority cannot strip a person of their constitutionally protected freedoms. We are therefore morally obligated to preserve privacy." What kind of ethical reasoning is being employed in this argument

Rule Based argument which is also referred to as universal rules

Explanation:

The deontology argues that an action is right when it is according to universal rules which means giving a push to an old man is according to consequences we can not harm a person so it is not ethically right because the consequence is harm and damage caused to the old man. But deontology says that consequence are not important because what if we don't push the man to pedestrian line to safe his life because the car will hit him hard and the old man will die instantly. Though he was injured due to high force of push but he didn't loosed his life and this is according to universal rules correct action. So protecting the people is universal rule and Kant says that freedom to a man is to an extent that he doesn't harm the other being because not harming is a universal rule, which is also used in the law.

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