Imagine you are a data visualization designer tasked with creating a visual representation of company performance metrics for a quarterly report. The company has experienced both positive and negative trends. Your manager insists on highlighting the positive aspects and downplaying the negative ones to present a more favorable image to stakeholders.

Discuss the ethical considerations involved in this situation. How should you balance the responsibility to accurately represent the data with the desire to present a positive image for the company? Provide specific ethical principles or guidelines that should guide your decision$-$making process. You are highly encouraged to use references.