Ethics and Public Speaking

Plato stated

"All speakers would be truthful and devoted to the good of society."

ethics into practice

"being ethical means behaving ethically ALL the time, NOT just when convenient."

guidelines for ethical speaking

1. Make sure goals are ethically sound 2. Be fully prepared for each speech 3. Investigate whole story, learning all sides of an issue, seek out competing viewpoints, and make sure facts are correct 4. Honesty- public speaking rests on unspoken assumption that "words can be trusted & people will be truthful."

plagiarism context

comes from Latin word Plagiarus meaning kidnapper

incremental plagiarism

failing to give credit for a particular part of a speech that are borrowed from other people

types of plagiarism

global, patchwork, incremental

subtle forms of being dishonest/unethical

juggling stats quoting out of context misrepresenting sources tentative findings as conclusive unusual cases as typical half truths as evidence avoid name calling

Ethics deals with course of action

moral/immoral, fair/unfair, just/unjust, and honest/dishonest

plagiarism definition

presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own

ways to avoid internet plagiarism

record the title of the internet document author or organization from source

ethical decisions

sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines

global plagiarism

stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own

patchwork plagiarism

stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own

Ethics

the branch of philosophy that deals w issues of right and wrong in human affairs

Goal of public speaking

to gain a desired response from listeners but not at any cost

paraphrase

to restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words

Hitler

unquestionably persuasive speaker, aims were horrifying and tactics despicable