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

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

Two Levels Content Level Relational Level Claims Evidence Goals Enhanced or diminished

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let’s here a few of your topics . . .

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