Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 1996

Ethics and Visual Rhetorics: Seeing's Not Believing Anymore

Nancy Allen

Abstract

When working with graphics and illustrations, technical communicators face ethical questions at almost every step. The visual rhetorics available offer help with evaluating visual components but little guidance on ethical issues. This article presents examples of ethical conflicts, describes some of the prominent visual rhetorics, and discusses ethical issues that need to be addressed. Some steps for improving ethical awareness related to graphics and illustrations are suggested.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1996-01-01
DOI
10.1207/s15427625tcq0501_6
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality

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