Question 1

Character represents the speaker’s expertise and ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Audiences determine whether you are credible; you determine whether you are ethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A speaker may be highly credible with some audience member yet be judged as unethical by other audience members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept of immediacy refers to positive audience perceptions of  the speaker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Speakers should try to fake charisma and immediacy to enhance their credibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following situations is most likely to be considered unethical?

Accepted Answer

A) Conflicting public and private purposes. 
B) Acknowledging the other side of an argument. 
C) Using emotional examples in a persuasive presentation. 
D) Telling an audience something you know they will not like or want to hear. 
E) All of the above are unethical. 
A) Conflicting public and private purposes. 
B) Acknowledging the other side of an argument. 
C) Using emotional examples in a persuasive presentation. 
D) Telling an audience something you know they will not like or want to hear. 
E) All of the above are unethical.

Question 7

Time constraints should never be used as an excuse to withhold important information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An ethical speaker never has a private purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, competence, and caring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A dynamic performance should not be used to distract the audience from the truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You can help enhance your credibility as speaker by

Accepted Answer

A) taking a personal inventory. 
B) being well prepared. 
C) showing the audience that you care about them and your topic. 
D) enhancing your immediacy. 
E) doing all of the above. 
A) taking a personal inventory. 
B) being well prepared. 
C) showing the audience that you care about them and your topic. 
D) enhancing your immediacy. 
E) doing all of the above.

Question 12

Ethics is the study and practice of what is good, right and virtuous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the Rhetoric, Plato wrote, “The character [ethos] of the speaker is a cause of persuasion when the speech is so uttered as to make him worthy of belief. ... His character [ethos] is the most potent of all the means to persuasion.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ethical audiences allow a speaker to be heard even when they disagree with the speaker’s view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ethos is a stable characteristic—a speaker who has high ethos with one audience will have high ethos with all audiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A politician tells one audience that she is in favor of lowering taxes and then tells another audience that increasing tax revenues will be used to pay for more police patrols in their neighborhood. What kind of unethical decision has she made?

Accepted Answer

A) unethical decision about the audience 
B) unethical decision about content 
C) unethical decision about logistics 
D) unethical decision about organization 
E) unethical decision about performance 
A) unethical decision about the audience 
B) unethical decision about content 
C) unethical decision about logistics 
D) unethical decision about organization 
E) unethical decision about performance

Question 17

Caring speakers communicate that they have listeners’ interests at heart and are considerate of their audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Verbal immediacy is associated with self-disclosure by using personal pronouns such as “I,” “my,” and “me.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identifying and appropriately revealing your  achievements, experiences, skills, and traits with an audience can contribute to your credibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, charisma, and confidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Character represents the speaker’s expertise and ability.

Audiences determine whether you are credible; you determine whether you are ethical.

A speaker may be highly credible with some audience member yet be judged as unethical by other audience members.

The concept of immediacy refers to positive audience perceptions of the speaker.

Speakers should try to fake charisma and immediacy to enhance their credibility.

Which of the following situations is most likely to be considered unethical?

Time constraints should never be used as an excuse to withhold important information.

An ethical speaker never has a private purpose.

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, competence, and caring.

A dynamic performance should not be used to distract the audience from the truth.

You can help enhance your credibility as speaker by

Ethics is the study and practice of what is good, right and virtuous.

In the Rhetoric, Plato wrote, “The character [ethos] of the speaker is a cause of persuasion when the speech is so uttered as to make him worthy of belief. ... His character [ethos] is the most potent of all the means to persuasion.”

Ethical audiences allow a speaker to be heard even when they disagree with the speaker’s view.

Ethos is a stable characteristic—a speaker who has high ethos with one audience will have high ethos with all audiences.

A politician tells one audience that she is in favor of lowering taxes and then tells another audience that increasing tax revenues will be used to pay for more police patrols in their neighborhood. What kind of unethical decision has she made?

Caring speakers communicate that they have listeners’ interests at heart and are considerate of their audience.

Verbal immediacy is associated with self-disclosure by using personal pronouns such as “I,” “my,” and “me.”

Identifying and appropriately revealing your achievements, experiences, skills, and traits with an audience can contribute to your credibility.

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, charisma, and confidence.

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Exam 6: Speaker Credibility Anethics

Character represents the speaker’s expertise and ability.

Audiences determine whether you are credible; you determine whether you are ethical.

A speaker may be highly credible with some audience member yet be judged as unethical by other audience members.

The concept of immediacy refers to positive audience perceptions of the speaker.

Speakers should try to fake charisma and immediacy to enhance their credibility.

Which of the following situations is most likely to be considered unethical?

Time constraints should never be used as an excuse to withhold important information.

An ethical speaker never has a private purpose.

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, competence, and caring.

A dynamic performance should not be used to distract the audience from the truth.

You can help enhance your credibility as speaker by

Ethics is the study and practice of what is good, right and virtuous.

In the Rhetoric, Plato wrote, “The character [ethos] of the speaker is a cause of persuasion when the speech is so uttered as to make him worthy of belief. ... His character [ethos] is the most potent of all the means to persuasion.”

Ethical audiences allow a speaker to be heard even when they disagree with the speaker’s view.

Ethos is a stable characteristic—a speaker who has high ethos with one audience will have high ethos with all audiences.

A politician tells one audience that she is in favor of lowering taxes and then tells another audience that increasing tax revenues will be used to pay for more police patrols in their neighborhood. What kind of unethical decision has she made?

Caring speakers communicate that they have listeners’ interests at heart and are considerate of their audience.

Verbal immediacy is associated with self-disclosure by using personal pronouns such as “I,” “my,” and “me.”

Identifying and appropriately revealing your achievements, experiences, skills, and traits with an audience can contribute to your credibility.

The three major components of speaker credibility are character, charisma, and confidence.

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters