Ethical Writing Responsibilities:
- Be honest.
- Be accountable.
- Be accurate.
Ethical Reading Responsibilities:
- Be respectful.
- Be openminded.
- Be understanding.
Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices by John Duffy shows us what readers and writers have to think about. The author explains the ways that writers can express themselves to their readers, through being honest, accountable, and most importantly accurate. Based off of “These qualities imply an attitude toward the writer’s readers… (pg 32)” Those qualities show your readers the attitude in which you are putting into your writing. The author then goes to explain writing from a reader’s point of view. Duffy says “Conversely, an informational or persuasive text that is unclear, inaccurate or deliberately deceptive shows a different attitude towards readers. (pg 32)” This furthers the idea on how readers portray the writers writing, with that they need to be respectful, openminded, and understanding. If the readers do all of those things, then they will be able to better understand the writing and help the writers be better.
