12 Ethics, Culture, and Communication Practice Free Online FlashCards

What questions guide ethical communication?

Consider whether a message is truthful, respectful, accessible, and responsible in its likely effects.

What does accuracy require in ethical communication?

Represent evidence, uncertainty, and opposing views fairly; check claims before presenting them.

How should communicators be honest about a message’s purpose?

Disclose relevant interests, limitations, or persuasive intent instead of disguising the purpose.

What does protecting appropriate privacy involve?

Share sensitive information only with suitable permission and care.

Does ethical communication require agreement or silence about difficult issues?

It supports open expression and dissent while holding communicators responsible for how they make and respond to claims.

What makes communication inclusive beyond polite wording?

It considers who is heard, whose experiences are represented, and what barriers a message or channel creates—not just whether wording is polite.

How can communicators refer respectfully to people and communities?

Prefer the terms individuals or communities use for themselves; when appropriate, ask about preferences rather than assuming.

What should guide choices of accessibility aids?

Choose formats and communication aids suited to the person and situation; the right approach depends on the communication’s complexity and the person’s usual method.

What does culture include, and how can identities relate to it?

Culture includes learned practices, expectations, values, and ways of making meaning; people may belong to multiple cultural groups.

How can communicators avoid cultural stereotyping?

Treat group-level patterns as possibilities to explore, not rules for predicting an individual’s behavior; listen and clarify respectfully.

Why should a facilitator avoid assuming what silence means?

Silence might signal agreement, uncertainty, disagreement, or a preference to listen first; invite responses in more than one way.

What practices support ethical interpersonal communication?

Listen to understand, paraphrase important points, and check your interpretation before responding.