public speaking ch 3

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If you needed to provide a citation during your speech, which of the following would NOT likely be appropriate? (Choose all that apply)

After consulting a well-known medical journal on the Internet... According to an article in the American Medical Journal... In his latest book, Dr. Sam Roberts says...

Why must a public speaker uphold certain ethical standards when delivering a speech?

Allow the audience to make informed choices. Uphold credibility as a source of information. Avoid repercussions of bad ethical choices.

What is the biggest challenge technology and social media poses in restricting certain types of harmful speech?

Almost anyone can send defaming and bullying messages

Which of the following would NOT likely be included in what Plagiarism.org constitutes as acts of plagiarism? (Choose all that apply)

Basing your ideas on other well-known ideas Changing the words and sentence structure of a source Copying words or ideas from a source and giving credit

Which of the following could be considered plagiarism according to Plagiarism.org?

Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source. Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks. Using so much from a source it makes up the majority of your work.

Freely choosing our actions is what makes us human, but we are accountable for all our choices.

Existentialism

If you needed to provide a citation during your speech, which of the following would be most appropriate?

In his 2016 book, Treating Cancer, Dr. Sam Roberts says... After consulting the 2014 edition of the American Medical Journal... According to Dr. Sam Roberts, Head of Oncology at Chicago General...

Which of the following are examples of speech that may be restricted by the government and not protected by freedom of speech? (Choose all that apply)

Saying untrue things that damage another person's reputation Inciting an audience to become violent after giving a speech Making threats on the life of the President of the United States

What is the most likely reason a speaker would be widely accepted and liked by one audience only to be rejected and disliked by another, even when giving the same presentation?

Speakers have a different level of credibility with different audiences

A student who is guilty of the borrowing-type of plagiarism is most likely doing what?

Stringing together a source's passages with "according to"

Quoting a source exactly rather than paraphrasing should be done sparingly. When would it be most appropriate to use a source's exact wording?

The source is highly respected. The source presents the idea in a compelling way. The material is well known.

What is the most important thing a public speaker must do to maintain their credibility as a source of information?

Uphold certain ethical standards

Why is taking a paper you presented in one class and presenting it in another class considered a form of plagiarism?

You are claiming it is original work for that class

If you use material from another source, when would your work NOT be protected by fair use?

You are self-publishing a book to sell online. You are writing a paper that will be used your company. You are writing an article to be published in a scholarly journal.

Audience members trust the speaker to varying degrees based on the evidence and knowledge they have about the speaker and how that lines up with certain factors. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

accountability

What part of the speech is terminal credibility most associated with?

after the speech

Initial credibility is important because it will influence the

audience's receptivity.

A student who simply strings together someone else's passages with some "according to" phrases thrown in, can be said to be ___________ material.

borrowing

Any ethical behavior we engage in should be what we think everyone else should do.

categorical imperative

One type of speech not protected by freedom of speech is ___________ speech, which is a false statement of fact that damages a person's character, fame, or reputation.

defamatory

If we were able to see a speaker's approval rating move up and down during their speech, this would be attributed to what type of credibility?

derived

_________________ is how the audience judges the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness throughout the process of the speech.

derived credibility

On a personal level, ________ is your own standard of what you should and should not do in various or all situations.

ethics

Most of the time students do not have to worry about copyright violation because ___________ allows them to use the material for educational purposes.

fair use

If a student commits plagiarism but did not know they were committing plagiarism because they lacked the proper education, that student has a plausible excuse and will not likely be punished.

false

The Golden Rule is seen as a steadfast set of legal rules that should never be broken. Only with legal rulings can we expect honest communication and return it.

false

The _____________, "Do unto others as you would have them do to you," is seen as a positive expression of fairness, equity, and trust.

golden rule

If a student copies someone else's work but mixes up the sentences so they don't appear in the same order, they are guilty of what kind of plagiarism?

incremental

Robert copied some text from the Internet but added a new introduction, moved some of the sentences around, and replaced much of the conclusion. What is he guilty of?

incremental plagiarism

The ___________________is important because it will influence the receptivity of the audience and how well they will listen and be open to the speaker's ideas.

initial credibility

Ethics refers to the branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is

moral

Phrasing or summarizing the the ideas of a source in your own words is known as

paraphrasing

Actions are judged by their practical consequences.

pragmatism

Most colleges and universities have a policy that penalizes ____________, which is taking material you created and used for one class and using it in another class as new material.

self-plagiarism

Audience members trust the speaker to varying degrees based on the evidence and knowledge they have about the speaker and how that lines up with which of the following factors?

similarity, good will, competence

What type of credibility would factor into the audience's final decision about what to do with the information, arguments, or appeals of the speaker?

terminal

Which of the following would be the best reason for quoting a source directly?

the source is highly respected

Almost anyone with a laptop, a webcam, an ISP, and technical know-how can be as powerful at sending a message as someone owning a newspaper one hundred years ago.

true

Students often do not intend to plagiarize but, due to a lack of education and misunderstanding of plagiarism, they sometimes do so unknowingly.

true

The same speaker will have a different level of credibility with different audiences, and their level of credibility is likely to change even during a presentation.

true

Paraphrasing is using the words and ideas of others in your work but

using your own authentic or personal language.

English philosophers John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham introduced __________, which presents the ethic of "The greatest good for the greatest number."

utilitarianism

Whatever benefits the most people is right.

utilitarianism


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