Chapter 2 Public Speaking

As a matter of ethics, audience members should listen attentively to and agree with everything a speaker says. True or False

False

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

False

The aim of a speaker is to accomplish his or her goals by any means necessary. True or False

False

The ethical obligation of a speaker to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language is essentially a matter of political correctness. True or False

False

Unlike writers, public speakers can present other people's ideas as their own without being guilty of plagiarism. True or false

False

Ethical issues can arise at every stage of the speechmaking process. True or false

True

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs. True or False

True

Incremental plagiarism occurs when a speaker uses quotations or paraphrases without citing the sources of the statements. True or False

True

It is necessary for public speaker to identify his or her source whether the speaker is paraphrasing or quoting verbatim. True or False

True

Whenever you quote someone directly in a speech, you must attribute the words to that person. True or false

True

three types of plagiarism

global, patchwork, incremental

ethical communication

moral aspects of speaking and listening

global plagiarism

presenting a speech in its entirety from a single source

incremental plagiarism

using increments from a single source

patchwork plagiarism

using several sources without citations