Exam 2: Ethics and Public Speaking  

Because persuasion is such a complex process, juggling statistics and quoting out ocontext to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches to persuade.

The three kinds oplagiarism discussed in your textbook are

Because ethical decisions are complex, ethical choices are simply a matter opersonal preference.

Public speakers need to take their ethical responsibilities as seriously as their strategic objectives.

Which othe following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

When you paraphrase someone in a speech, you have an ethical responsibility to give that person credit for his or her ideas.

The three guidelines presented in your textbook for ethical listening are:

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

As your textbook explains, the ethical obligation oa speaker to avoid name-calling and other forms oabusive language is essentially a matter opolitical correctness.

It is true, as the old adage says, that "sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

For his informative speech, Douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-through restaurant. Rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts or coupons, Douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid for food when you had not. His instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. The guideline Douglas violated was:

When used repeatedly and systematically, name-calling can become a social force that encourages prejudice and can lead to hate crimes.

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid patchwork plagiarism?

Because the aim ospeechmaking is to secure a desired response from listeners, speakers need to give their strategic objectives priority over their ethical obligations.

All othe following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking except

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid incremental plagiarism?

Avoiding sexist, racist, and other kinds oabusive language is important primarily as a matter opolitical correctness.

The five guidelines in your textbook for ethical public speaking are

Isomething is legal, it is also ethical.

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.