Thomas, David2023-11-272023-11-27198614950712https://hdl.handle.net/10657/15486The forensics community shares a general concern within speech education to improve the teaching of ethical communication. This study is an attempt to replicate and extend previous efforts to determine attitudes toward ethics in the forensic community. Previously studies concluded that questionnaires revealed a tension between ethical views advocated by educators and students in theory and what ethical systems were applied by those groups in practice. This study replicated these findings. In addition, the study questioned students and educators outside the forensic community to see if the ethical views of those outside the activity differed from those within. Virtually no significant differences were found in chi square, manova or other results. The essay concludes by discussing the implications of the activity's advocacy of a contest-oriented ethic and suggests possible courses of action and future study.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Forensics (Public speaking)--Moral and ethical aspectsThesisreformatted digital