Chapter 2: Ethics and Public Speaking

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

Global Plagarism

Four types of plagarism

-Global Plagiarism -Patchwork Plagiarism -Incremental Plagiarism -Plagiarism and the Internet

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

-Juggling statistics -Quoting out of context -Citing unusual cases as typical examples

Falling to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people

Incremental Plagarism

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

Plagiarism

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

In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against

A set of ethical standards or guidelines.

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

Bill of rights

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

Ethical

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards guidelines.

Ethical Decisions

The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs

Ethics

____________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

Ethics

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 rather than when paraphrasing.

False

Protecting a speaker's freedom to express his or her ideas implies agreement with those ideas.

False

The larger the audience becomes, the greater is the ethical responsibility of the speaker 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 a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own.

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

Even if your speech as a whole is ethical, you can still be guilty of ____________ plagiarism if you fail to give credit for quotations, paraphrases, and other specific parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people.

Incremental

The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups

Name-calling

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

Name-calling

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

Paraphrase

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

Paraphrases

According to your textbook, stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own is called

Patchwork Plagarism

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

Patchwork Plagarism

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

Plagiarism