AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION is communication in which the agent (the one doing the
communicating) is characterized by:
(1) _____________
(2) sufficient ______________ and _________________________
(3) __________ for the person(s) with whom he or she is communicating s
truthfulness
knowledge and understanding of what is being communicated
respect
Truthfulness implies:
(a) The ____ to truth: Openly and actively pursue truth wherever it may be found.
(b) A ____ of truth (a mentality and attitude of mind): satisfaction with the truth when obtained or
grasped; refusing to compromise it; and accepting its inevitable consequences.
(c) ___________ truth: Revere the truth because it is
• intrinsically valuable
• due to others
• the basis of communication. (Think about that!!)
will
love
Reverencing
Knowledge and understanding
(a) Communicators should ____________________ (what they talking about; what they are
communicating), and know that they know their subject.
(b) Communicators should ______________________ of their subject, of the subject's context, and
how all the facts and truths relate to one another.
know their subject
understand the facts and truths
Respect
Communicators
• should know the person(s) with whom they are communicating
• should respect them in their dignity as persons
• should strive to communicate in a way that takes into account their potentials and limitations.
• should communicate what is significant, relevant, useful and important for themselves and for those
with whom he/she is communicating.
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SOME PROPOSITIONS ABOUT "TRUTH"
• Every object has its own Truth: every person, creature, and event.
• In other words: every object is knowable or intelligible, as it is.
• The truth of an object as known and the truth of that object in and of itself are in conformity with
one another.
• When we communicate the truth about an object, the content of what we communicate ought to
be in conformity with the object as known.