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Ethical Dialogue and Argumentation

Explore the depths of ethical judgments focusing on rightness, wrongness, virtue, and obligation in human behavior. Learn about different levels and approaches to persuasion, with reflections on past public figures and how ethical standards apply in various scenarios.

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Ethical Dialogue and Argumentation

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  1. Ethical Dialogue and Argumentation • Quote of the Day: “Ethical Judgments focus more precisely on the degrees of rightness and wrongness, virtue and vice, and obligation in human behavior.” Richard Johannesen, Ethics in Human Communication

  2. Three Dimensions • The End: Intended outcome of the act • The Means: the action, mechanism, technique by which the end was achieved • The Motive: reason or justification for the act

  3. Two Levels • Content Level • Claims • Evidence • Goals • Relational Level • Enhanced or diminished

  4. Persuasion as Love • True or Noble Lover • Other centered argument • Seducer • Argument as game, truth as pleasure • Abuser • Power is more important than truth • Harasser • Mix of negative and neutral aspects

  5. Reflection & Discussion • What past or current public figures are examples of each of these approaches to persuasion? • Noble lover? • Seducer? • Abuser?

  6. Application • Break into 6 groups • Take the ethical standard you are assigned and prepare to teach it to the class. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  7. Ethical Standards • Argumentation in public decision making is more ethical when honest evidence is used. • Summary • Example(s) • Application to this class

  8. Ethical Standards • Argumentation in public decision making is more ethical when opposing sides make their best cases, which requires knowledge of how to do argumentation. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  9. Ethical Standards • Argumentation in public decision making is more ethical when both sides have an opportunity to be heard. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  10. Ethical Standards • Argumentation in public decision making is more ethical when parties in the argument do not deceive or intentionally manipulate. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  11. Ethical Standards • Argumentation in public decision making is more ethical when decision makers pay attention to the arguments. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  12. Ethical Standards • Educational argumentation is more ethical when evidence is available to all. • Summarize/Clarification of meaning • Example(s) from society (positive or negative) • Apply to our class

  13. What Will Make a Good Debate Topic? • Appropriate breadth and scope • Timeliness • Availability of support material • Quality/Sustainability • Interest • Balance Adapted from NFHS website

  14. Let’s here a few of your topics . . .

  15. Next Time • Quiz on Readings so far • We decide on topics and break into topic groups—key class!! • Come in with good topics

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