Another week of COMM 3100 fun

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Another week of COMM 3100 fun!

• M W Arguing Communication Practices from
  Ethical Perspectives, cont.
• W Read Is It Ever OK to Lie essay found on
  WWW Links Page of course web page
• Due in Lab
• COMPLETE Plagiarism e-Tutorials (2 parts)
• (5 pts. each for LAB WORK on tutorials)
• Essay 1 topic assigned

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Communication Controversy O the Day Report

• The Sailors
• Maggie Davolos
• Megan Hencey
• Katherine Koehn
• Matt Quijas

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The Generic Ballot . . .

• A. YES . . .
• (pro, affirmative)
• B. NO . . .
• (con / negative)

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Moving On . . . Whos Up Next?

• MART
• Rosalena Baez
• Tarek Tabbara
• Marcus Watkins
• April Wright

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Major Ethical Perspectives (E)

• Political (Democratic) Perspective
• 2. Human Nature Perspective
• 3. Dialogical Perspective
• 4. Situational Perspective

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Human Nature Perspective (e)

• Focus
• Does communication seek to control or divide
  people OR acknowledge the value of competing
  views and differences?

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Human Nature Perspective--Assumptions (e)

• Is the communication / message structured to
  promote differences among people?
• we / they us / them
• e.g. --how are we (you!) segregated as a
  society?
• --One nation under God?
• --same-sex marriage

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Human Nature Perspective--Assumptions (e)

• Does the communication primarily serve a
  communicators self-interest / selfish cause?
• ( or designed to foster the
• audiences well being? )
• e.g. --security advertising / emotional appeals
• --Oral Roberts example

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Human Nature Perspective--Assumptions (e)

• Is the communicator holder of absolute truth
  which is somehow inaccessible to others?
• e.g. --Govt. communication
• --Technical / Caring professions
• --Religious persuasion . . .

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Human Nature Perspective (e)

• Conclusion
• Communication activity should promote an
  equalness among people, and structure messages
  and practices that acknowledge all audience
  members.

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What do you believe?

• Is it right or acceptable for universities
  to have predominately segregated (by race) social
  organizations (i.e. all white / all black
  fraternities and sororities)?
• A. YES
• B. NO

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What YOU believe . . .

• 50 YES acceptable for segregated
  fraternities / sororities
• 50 NO
• not acceptable for segregated fraternities /
  sororities

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Where do you stand in this one?

• Im Greek, it is ACCEPTABLE for Greek
  organizations to be segregated
• Im Greek, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE for Greek
  organizations to be segregated
• Im Independent, it is ACCEPTALBE for Greek
  organizations to be segregated
• Im Independent, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE for Greek
  organizations to be segregated

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Major Ethical Perspectives (E)

• Political (Democratic) Perspective
• 2. Human Nature Perspective
• 3. Dialogical Perspective
• 4. Situational Perspective

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Dialogical Perspective (E)

• Focus
• Communication practices that focus on dialogue
  instead of monologue
• --An Invitational Discourse
• --Not to change / dominate you.
• --Inviting you to understand my view.
• --I wish to understand yours.

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Martin Bubers Philosophy of Dialogue (Jewish
Philosopher, 1878-1965) (e)

• Authenticity
• Inclusion
• Confirmation
• Presentness
• Spirit of Mutual Equality
• Supportive Climate

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Dialogical Perspective--Assumptions-- (E)

• Authenticity
• Not seeming to be an other or playing a
  role.
• Inclusion
• Be willing to do more than tolerate the
  other affirm the other as a worthy dialogic
  partner.

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Dialogical Perspective--Assumptions-- (E)

• Confirmation
• Without giving up ones own conviction,
  willingness to listen to / understand the
  perspective of others.
• Presentness
• Willingness to become fully involved in the
  communicative act (risking attachment).

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Dialogical Perspective--Assumptions-- (E)

• Spirit of Mutual Equality
• Diminish unequal status or accomplishment.
• Supportive Climate
• Encourage the other to communicate /
• facilitate their communication.

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Dialogical Perspective (E)

• Conclusion
• Communication should focus more on learning the
  attitudes and views held by the other rather than
  on winning an argument or exerting power over
  others.

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Is Your Approach to Communication Dialogical???

• Carl Rowan so often writes as if there can be
  just no viewpoint other than his own. His recent
  column on immigration was a case in point. I am
  not writing to take issue with his position, but
  to chide him for his attitude toward those who
  disagree with him . . . let him refrain from
  disparagementto the point of contempttoward
  those who disagree with him.