Argument Culture and Ethics Shima Al-Mubarak Fatmah Al-Sakran

Outline Culture and Argument * Multicultural Argument * Cultural Argument Patterns * Culture and Values * Developing Cultural Argument Competence

What is a culture?

Multicultural Argument Argument styles: * Pro-con argument * Collaborative argument

We should think about the styles depends on cultural and background and express their way of life . * A recent study done in USA by different students came from different backgrounds like : African American

Cultural Argument Patterns Deductive, inductive, abductive and Narrative. * Deductive: State a claim or position followed by evidence and the reasoning that usually underlying. * Inductive : Using different examples to support his perspectives and the general claim that can be stated at either the beginning or the end. *Abductive: Speakers share their way of thinking and work together to attain a conclusion by comparing their skills . *Narrative: using stories in their argument to get the conclusion .

Culture and Value Culture is assign for different levels of importance to different value. 1- culture value possession. 2-culture value people. 3- culture value relationship. 4- culture value individualism.

Culture and Value There are kinds of values such as : *Progress and change value * Tradition value

Developing Cultural Argument Competence * An important theme of higher education * The potential to play an important responsibility in creating relationships.

Developing Cultural Argument Competence Definition of competence in intercultural argument the seven behavioral characteristics of the intercultural communication.

1- display of respect 2- argument interaction posture 3- orientation to knowledge 4- empathy 5- role behaviors 6- interaction management 7- tolerance of ambiguity

Outline Ethics And Argumentation - Strengthening the Individual - Strengthening the Community Developing An Ethical Code - Ethics for Arguers - Ethics for Recipients

Ethics and argumentation Definition of ethics . Medical doctors live by Hippocratic Oath Code professionals standards for the precise of public relations

Strengthening the Individual Providing recipients with opportunities to make free choices. Helping recipients become better people in their community

Strengthening the individual Types of relationships between argier and recipient : 1- is that of the seducer who seeks to win covertly though charm of deceit. 2- is that of lover

Strengthening the Community Looking for prospects to help folks live and work together more excellently. Seeking ways of justifiably sharing remedies Looking to deliver a means for listeners to make problematic decision.

Developing an ethical code Why should arguers have a clear understanding of arguments ? Recipient should have a clear understanding of how arguments can be critically evaluated

Ethics for arguers 1- Arguers should be accountable and responsible of their arguments. 2- arguers should promote significant choice. 3- arguers should promoter positive relationships with their audiences

Ethics for Recipients Recipients should be aware of attempts to influence Receivers should be informed Recipients should be aware of their own biases . Recipients should understand how fallacies persuade.