Public Speaking Chapter 2
Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
Be fully prepared for each speech.
Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
Both put ethical principles into practice and make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to keep from plagiarizing?
Get an early start on researching and preparing your speech.
Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to avoid plagiarism?
Get an early start on researching and preparing your speech.
Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
Make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Tanya went to the beach instead of staying in town and working on her speech. When she realized how soon the speech was due, she asked a friend who had already taken public speaking to loan her an old outline, which she used verbatim for her class speech. Which of the following statements best describes Tanya's actions?
Tanya is guilty of global plagiarism.
Speechmaking is a form of power and therefore carries with it heavy __________responsibilities.
ethical
All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking except
explain your credibility on the speech topic.
As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter of personal whim or opinion.
false
Because ethical decisions are complex, ethical choices are simply a matter of personal preference.
false
Because opinions on the Internet are free for anyone to use, it is ethical to use them in your speech without citing your source.
false
Because the aim of speechmaking is to secure a desired response from listeners, speakers need to give their strategic objectives priority over their ethical obligations.
false
If a Web page is not copyright protected, then it is ethical to cut and paste sections of the page into your speech without citing your source.
false
Unlike writers, public speakers can present other people's ideas as their own without being guilty of plagiarism.
false
According to your textbook, __________plagiarism occurs when a speaker copies word for word from two or three sources.
patchwork
According to your textbook, global plagiarism occurs when a person
takes a speech entirely from one source and passes it off as her or his own.
Ethical decisions need to be justified against a set of standards or criteria.
true
Just as you need to give credit to the authors of print books and articles that you quote or paraphrase in your speech, so you need to give credit to the authors of Internet documents.
true
Public speakers need to take their ethical responsibilities as seriously as their strategic objectives.
true
Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
true
