Abstract
Ignoring Ethics with Style: Writing Sentences for "Non U.S. Persons" argues for the importance of understanding the ethical dimensions of sentence writing. To illustrate, I cite the stylistic features of a recent public exchange about the legality of government surveillance between Director of Intelligence James Clapper and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall. I also discuss my own experience teaching writing to college students in order to reflect on need for a new generation of writers to recognize the relationship between clarity and ethics.
DOI
10.15760/harlot.2016.15.3
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Recommended Citation
Madan, Ryan Smith
(2016)
"Ignoring Ethics with Style: Writing Sentences for "Non U.S. Persons","
Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion:
No.
15, 3.
https://doi.org/10.15760/harlot.2016.15.3