Social and Ethical Considerations

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Chapter Introduction Social and Ethical Considerations is a very broad topic that can be interpreted in different ways. One definition of ethics, "Ethics is doing what is right to achieve what is good"[1] states the overall idea very succinctly. Ethics in Technical Communication, Shades of Grey lists the ten values of technical communication as Honesty Legality Privacy Quality Teamwork Avoiding Conflict of Interest Cultural Sensitivity Social Responsibility Professional Development Advancing the Profession

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[1] Jules Harcourt, "Buddy" Krizan, and Patricia Merrier, Business Communication, 3rd ed. (Cincinnati: Southwestern Educational Publishing 1996), 83.