The Issue of Selective Misquoting in Communication
photo by: clipground.com- https://clipground.com/images/misleading-clipart-7.jpg Did you know that many of us engage in selective misquoting without even being aware that we have committed an ethical breach? What is selective misquoting, one may ask? This is the intentional omission, misrepresentation, or alteration of someone else's work or information in order to present a less favorable image of the writer; selective misquoting is what individuals engage in, but they never had taught about this as an ethical issue in communication because, in today's society, little regard is given to ethics and moral standards. The image below gives a visual representation of selective misquoting. Photo by: Slideshare.net- https://www.slideshare.net/MohitChaudhary5/8ethical-issues-in-communication-61178922 Why is selective misquoting an ethical issue in communication? Given that in our society, the notion of ethics is not recognized and everything that is done is viewed as good...
