College Speech Chapter 2

Which of the following violates the speaker's ethical obligations to be honest in what she or he says?

All answers are correct

Because listeners recognize that public speakers are promoting their self-interest, it is acceptable for speakers to alter evidence.

False

It is only necessary for a speaker to identify his or her source when quoting verbatim - not when paraphrasing.

False

The larger an audience becomes, the greater is the speaker's ethical responsibility to be fully prepared.

False

Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned that she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of his speech he had delivered in class previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?

Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.

___________ is the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.

Name-calling

Even though there can be gray areas when it comes to assessing a speaker's goals, it is still necessary to ask ethical questions about those goals.

True

Because speechmaking is a form of power, it carries with it heavy __________ responsibilities.

ethical

When a speaker _____________, she restates or summarizes an author's ideas in her own words.

paraphrases

If you present another person's language or ideas as your own, you are guilty of ____________.

plagiarism