Chapter 2: Ethics and Public Speaking

Question 1

Ethical Decision

Answer 1

weighing potential course of action against ethical standards

Question 2

Guidelines for Ethical Speaking

Answer 2

• Make Ethically Sounded Goals
• Be Fully Prepared
• Be Honest
• Avoid Name Calling
• Put Principles into Practice

Question 3

Name Calling

Answer 3

using language to defame, demean, degrade individuals or groups

Question 4

Plagarism

Answer 4

presenting language, or ideas of another as one’s own

Question 5

Global Plagiarism

Answer 5

stealing from a single source

Question 6

Patchwork Plagiarism

Answer 6

stealing ideas, or language from two or three sources

Question 7

Incremental Plagiarism

Answer 7

occurs when the speaker fails to give credit for particular parts

Question 8

How to Properly Listen Ethically

Answer 8

• Be Courteous and Attentive
• Avoid Prejudging
• Maintain a Free and Open Mind