CABASE, FLORY JOY V.

BSED-ENGLISH
PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION-ENGLISH 101
ETHICS OF COMMUNICATION

SAMPLE ARTICLE OF UNETHICAL WRITING:

Muslim migrants have turned into a worldwide issue, and the circumstance deteriorates each day. Our nation has had
a considerable measure of Muslim-related issues of late, yet this time settlers went too far. President Donald Trump
had the ideal answer for the issue forced by outsiders, however Democrats didn’t bolster him. You won’t think about
what occurred next…
Barack Obama urged Muslims to request their rights. Muslims were informed that America is an astonishing nation
loaded with potential outcomes. All things considered, it wasn’t some time before settlers set particular prerequisites.
Some of these individuals do have issues, and need genuine help. Be that as it may, the vast majority of them are
simply crossing the US outskirt to appreciate greatest advantages.

President Trump realized this would transform into a difficult issue, and recommended that our nation bars foreigners
from a few Muslim dominant part nations. Tragically, the travel boycott was blocked comfortable start, and Muslim
outsiders attacked the nation.
America resembles a strong and minding host, however some of its guests are accompanying lethal thoughts in their
psyche. They are continually requesting more. This time Muslim settlers made a particular request, and it includes
sustenance served in schools.
Muslim outsiders in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur are attempting to adjust the lunch menu in schools. Their arrangement
didn’t work, so now they are proposing that schools offer “option lunch menus” that wo exclude any pork. Be that as it
may, Mayor Michel Rotger stood up to them.
The leader prohibited such menus to spare nearby government cash. As indicated by Rotger, elective menus
dependably prompt waste. “We are setting up an operation so the youngsters eat everything and their eating regimens
are adjusted. There is excessively squander so we will show them to eat meat, be it poultry or pork,” clarified Mayor
Rotger.
Liberals didn’t reconsider before assaulting the leader. Paul Garrigue disliked Rotger’s choice. Garrigue is the leader of
a gathering comprised of Amnesty International, the League of Human Rights, and different affiliations
Muslim Figure: “We Must Have Pork-Free Menus Or We Will Leave U.S.” How Would You Respond This?
“Today, we are discussing secularism in a by and large hostile to Muslim way. We consider secularism to be a device of
resilience and living respectively and not rejection,” Garrigue said.
What do you think about making elective menus? Will Muslims continue with their requests?
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SOURCE OF THE ARTICLE: https://momentpolitics.com/muslim-figure-must-pork-free-menus-will-leave-

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 From childhood to adulthood, humans have learned the ability to distinguish between what
is right and wrong, which results in acquiring ethical knowledge. This knowledge allows people to
appreciate the importance of ethics and recognize its complexity. Ethics have greatly influenced
everyone's lives, mainly in the decision-making process, since applying ethics in everything we do
initially starts with making a choice (Makau, n. d). Ethics is also very useful in attaining effective
communication, verbally and non-verbally. One good example of applying ethics in non-verbal
communication is the Ethics of Writing.

Ethics of Writing or ethical writing is any form of writing that follows the principles of ethics.
Any writing that does not exhibit the ethics of writing is considered unethical. The article above is an
example of unethical writing. According to Mandelbaum (2020) and Makau (n. d), one of the most
important qualities of ethical communication is the respect for truth and the proper use of information.
Providing information to people needs proper preparation. Talking about a topic with no background or
adequate information about the issue will give false information. This is very evident in the article shown
above, which talks about a Muslim requesting a pork-free menu in their schools and threatening to
leave the United States if their request were not granted. Looking at the overall topic of the article, I
think that this is a ridiculous issue, and the author did not even provide any reference citations, which
leads me to the conclusion that this might be fake news or a form of media manipulation.

As I have observed, the article is composed of a mixture of opinion and fact, and the
statements were presented as a fact with no verification or source, especially the statement: "Some of
these individuals do have issues and need genuine help." The author just blatantly wrote the statement
without providing any proof to support their claim. When writing articles, it is crucial to provide
evidence that is sufficient to back up a claim and will not leave the audience/reader doubting since the
main objective of writing an article is to provide a credible source of information. It is also evident that
the article is biased and leans more towards mocking the Muslims by constantly making derogative
assumptions about them, which defies another important quality of ethical communication: the respect
for other people's culture and religion. In communicating, one should carefully analyze their audience
(DeGeer, 2003). How we influence others will depend on our attitude towards them. Respecting other
people regardless of their culture and beliefs is very essential in the process of communication. The
article also mentioned some notable names which were said to be involved with the issue. However, it
did not provide any proof or reference that would verify the involvement of these people. If there is
someone credulous enough to believe this article, the reputation of the notable names mentioned in the
article would be defamed. And this again is another violation of ethical writing, which is to give false
information and ruin someone's reputation. The author should have equipped their claim with evidence
to prevent this issue from happening.

When it comes to the technicality of the article, its overall structure was messy or
unorganized. Grammatical errors and unnecessary punctuations were here and there. It appears as if
the article was written in another language and was translated through Google translate. It also fails to
provide necessary information about the issue (especially the 5W: who, what, when, where, and why,
and the 2H: how and how much). Therefore, the overall content of the article is unreliable and unethical
since it does not exhibit the ethics of writing and it fails to meet the standards of academic writing. I
would suggest that when writing an article, one should not just write whatever comes into their mind.
They should be knowledgeable enough about the topic that they are writing about by doing a thorough
research and due diligence. Authenticity is also important to avoid plagiarism and unreliability. They can
achieve this by providing evidence in each of their claims and properly giving credit where credit is due.
Lastly, when writing an article, one should not be biased and always consider their audience/reader’s
feelings to avoid hurting them emotionally. All of this will lead to an effective and ethical writing.
REFERENCES

DeGeer, S. (2003). Analyzing your audience. https://department.monm.edu/cata /mcgaan/

classes/cata339/audience-analysis101.htm

Makau, J. (2009). Ethical and unethical communication. In W. F. Eadie 21st century communication: A

reference handbook (Vol. 2, pp. 435-443). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/
10.4135/9781412964005.n48

Mandelbaum, A. (2020). The basic principles of ethical communication. Paradox Marketing.

https://paradoxmarketing.io/capabilities/knowledge-management/insights/ethical-communication-the-
basic-principles/