In the article, “Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices” by John Duffy, gives an in-depth analysis of the interactions between reader and writer. John Duffy explains how the writing communicates the author to the reader allowing them to get a connection through the writing. The article continues to give examples of how the writer can do better to communicate to the reader and how the reader can more easily accept the writer’s writing. This gives the ideas about how this communication can help people in the subject to more easily connect.
What are three ethical responses of a writer?
- Honest in writing
- Kind writing
- Fairness to all readers and show opposing views
What are three ethical responses of a reader?
- Reading with an open mind
- Look at the subject in different perspectives
- Read the subject with respect to the writer
The readers and writers all have responses and none of them should be taken lightly. I chose these responses because of how they can connect the reader and writer together to create a stronger writing that can more openly understand each other. One of the main responses I felt was being open minded as a reader. John Duffy shows this by talking about how it gives the reader an easier way to connect with the writing. The most important thing for the writer I feel is to be fair to all readers allowing everyone to have a chance to feel the opposing views and multiple perspectives of a situation. When a situation has all of these responses, I feel they will have more ability to become together and become connected and communicative. When all of this is achieved, the reader and writer can become a stronger force creating greatly improved reading and writing.
