SPK chapter 2 and 15

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that includes which of the following?

1. Considering issues of right and wrong 2. Understanding of actions that are moral or immoral 3. Discussing honesty and dishonesty

Lack of adequate speech preparation will most likely lead to speakers doing which of the following?

1. Giving incomplete information 2. Presenting misinformation 3. Offering misleading advice

Which of the following are instances of dishonesty in a public speech?

1. Jermaine cites the one perfect test score he earned as being typical of his performance in math. 2. Agatha presents the preliminary findings of her research as if they were conclusive and peer-reviewed. 3. Dolph copies slogans that were used more than one hundred years ago as his own, thinking that they are so old that copying them will not matter.

When Maria wanted to help her audience understand what she meant by "empowerment," she told a descriptive story about how she started her own business. What guidelines for effective informative speaking did Maria fulfill?

1. She described the abstract term "empowerment." 2. She tried to avoid overestimating audience knowledge. 3. She personalized her ideas.

A listener has a responsibility to encourage the speaker. Which of the following are ways for ethical listeners to encourage speakers?

1. Showing support with appropriate facial expressions 2. Maintaining consistent eye contact with the speaker 3. Sitting in an attentive posture

Which of the following are ways to avoid global plagiarism?

1. Using and citing more than one source in your speech 2. Not waiting until the last minute to research and prepare your speech

Which question should student speakers ask themselves to assess the soundness of their goals?

Do the goals align with my beliefs?

You are considering a job in which you would promote and sell a new brand of beer. Which questions can help you determine if that goal is ethically sound?

Does this beer company engage in illegal practices? Am I taking this job for money, despite concerns about the product? Do I think drinking beer is a positive activity? Do I think this beer is unhealthy?

Jo is giving a presentation on benefits to new employees at her company. Several times she references flexible spending accounts that employees can set up. When her speech is over, one new employee asks what Jo means by "flexible spending accounts." What guideline for effective informative speaking did Jo not follow?

Don't overestimate what the audience knows

What is the best way to personalize a subject?

Explain it with the help of a human example.

Which of the following would be an appropriate topic for an informative speech about a concept?

Mysticism

Which of the following behaviors might be acceptable in limited situations?

Telling a friend that the cookies he made you are delicious, even if they are not

Which of the following topics would be treated as an informative speech about an event?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The type of informative speech that explains an idea or belief is a speech about

a concept

Gary gave a speech at his university on how to use the student e-mail accounts. The type of informative speech he gave was a speech about

a process

In relation to an informative speech, anything that has a visible, tangible, and stable form is

an object

At a fund raiser last week, Melvin casually referred to his political opponent with a common religious slur. His speech was

legal, but unethical

In a speech on supervolcanoes, the speaker describes the organization of her speech by saying "We'll first examine the mechanics of supervolcanoes. Second, we'll examine the way they shape our world. And third, we'll look at a supervolcano that's located right here in the United States." Based on this description, which organizational pattern did the speaker use?

topical

When Joshua gave a speech on heart disease at school, he discussed his grandfather's death from the disease and mentioned a widely liked teacher who was struggling with the disease. By doing this, which speaking guidelines did Joshua follow successfully?

He related the topic to the audience. He personalized ideas.

Who of the following is exercising a protected form of speech?

Pablo, who advocates passing laws to eliminate immigration because he feels that immigrants are inferior

What is included in a speech bibliography for listing online sources used?

The title of each Internet document

During his Internet research, Charles found three articles that eloquently made the points he wanted to make in his speech about gay marriage and the Bible. Charles used portions of each article to make an effective, persuasive appeal that he presented as his own in a classroom speech. Should Charles be concerned about using the work of others without citing the source?

Yes, because plagiarism affects his credibility and reliability as a speaker and a person.

Which of the following is an ethical problem caused by rushing through speech preparation?

You will waste the audience's time and not meet your obligation to the audience.

Johnny gave a speech to an audience of two-dozen people, but he had not prepared well and the audience did not understand the points he tried to make. According to Jenkin Lloyd Jones, the most unethical part of Johnny's failure to prepare was to waste his

audience's time, because their collective wasted time was much greater than his own amount of wasted time.

Sam is passionate about protecting the environment. He went to a political rally to see a speaker who is known for being supportive of the environment. About two minutes into the speech, Sam left the venue and posted on social media about how great the speaker was. Sam then found out from a friend that the second half of the speech went against everything Sam believed in. Sam made the mistake of

having a positive prejudice about the speaker.

Presenting someone else's words or ideas as your own is a violation of the ethical value of

honesty

According to the guidelines for informative speaking, the language used in an informative speech should be

personalized. concrete. creative.

Your first responsibility as a speaker is to

question whether your speech goals are ethically sound.

Carol is giving a process speech about various gardening techniques. She does not follow a step-by-step order but instead chooses some important elements of the process: picking fruit, preparing the soil, watering plants, and buying seeds. Carol's speech uses ______ organization.

topical- arranged by subtopics

Jun wanted to give an effective informative speech about rock climbing to an audience that was unfamiliar with the activity. In order to avoid abstractions, he should consider doing which of the following?

1. Use concrete language to describe details 2. Use a comparison to an experience listeners could relate to 3. Contrast the danger of the sport to other sports

Which of the following are guidelines for ethical speaking?

1. Your goals should not betray public trust for personal gain. 2. You should be fully prepared for the speech. 3. You should consider the impact of your speech.

Donna gave a speech on her company's founder. The type of informative speech she gave was a speech about

an object.

Which type of organizational pattern is the most common in speeches about processes?

chronological

Constructing a speech out of language from two or three sources, without crediting the sources or including much original language, is called

patchwork plagiarism

Chris, a veteran, was invited to talk to middle-schoolers about the role of the Marines in Afghanistan, Chris used many acronyms, such as IED, AADS, MEDEVAC, and CBW. Based on this description, why was Chris not an effective informative speaker?

he was too technical

To avoid incremental plagiarism in your speech, you should

identify the source of any unoriginal words or ideas.

If Ronald is speaking to a small class, and he notices several people looking at their phones or putting their heads down, he is most likely going to feel

self-conscious

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a case of an unethical speech because of dishonesty?

Reva quotes a seemingly offensive statement from a competitor out of context, which would have shown that the statement was not offensive.