ENGL210: Technical Writing

4.5: Ethics

• 4.5.1: Data Presentation

  • National Forum on Education Statistics: "The Forum Guide to Data Ethics Online Course" URL

    Watch the "Introduction to Data Ethics" presentation and review the three items under "Canon 7: Promote understanding and accurate analysis of data."
    

  • Writing Activity: Data Ethics Assignment

    In a paragraph, discuss your experience with seeing data presented. Have you ever looked at statistics or numbers cited in an argument or online source and wondered how true they are? How can you as a writer present data in the most ethical way?
    

  • University of Texas at El Paso: "Master List of Logical Fallacies" Page

    Review this list of logical fallacies.

  • Boundless: "Logical Fallacies" URL

    Review the sections of this article on logical fallacies.

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Writing Center: "Logical Fallacies" Page

    Review this article on logical fallacies. Make a chart of the fallacies that could impact visual representation of information including numeric data. In your chart, note the ways to avoid falling prey to these fallacies.
    

• 4.5.2: Photoshop

  • Ruby Waddell's "The Ethics of Image Manipulation" Page

    Read this article and watch the video.
    

  • Writing Activity: Shaping Information Assignment

    In a paragraph, explain what you feel the content creator’s role is in the process of shaping the way information is shared. Should the writer or producer be concerned with the “photoshop effect?” Why or why not?