the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
What is Ethics
100
During a campaign speech, is it ethical to call another candidate a "cancer"?
What is No, it is name-calling
100
presenting another person’s language or ideas as one’s own
What is plagiarism
100
True or False: Because listeners recognize that public speakers are promoting their self-interest, it is acceptable for speakers to alter evidence.
What is False
100
no need to document when using this.
What is Common Knowledge.
200
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
200
is it ethical for a parent to tell their two-year-old daughter that their screeching violin solo was "beautiful"
What is few people would find this to be unethical.
200
stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own.
What is global plagiarism
200
is it active listening: During a speech, the speaker notices a student who is listening to music with "one earbud"
What is NO
200
sitting up in your chair, maintaining eye contact, and showing support through facial expressions are all examples of this.
What is active listening.
300
the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.
What is Name Calling
300
a strategy used to fulfill a major ethical obligation
What is "researching your topic thoroughly"
300
stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one’s own.
What is patchwork plagiarism
300
is it active listening: One student in the class is unpopular and it is their turn to give a speech, other students in the class talk quietly during the speech; regardless of the topic.
What is NO
300
"Have I examined my goals to make sure they are ethically sound?" is one of the questions on this helpful document.
What is Checklist for ethical public speaking.
400
this involves weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines
What are Ethical Decisions
400
is it ethical for a student to do a "process speech" on "How to make a fake I.D."
What is unethical
400
failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.
What is incremental plagiarism
400
is it active listening: While filling out an evaluation form, a student fills in all "Acceptable" or below because the student chose to do their speech on Hillary Clinton and the student is a republican.
What is NO
400
ethics are important to public speaking because public speaking holds a great deal of this with its listeners.
What is power/conviction/sway
500
the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
What is ethnocentrism
500
name-calling, though hazardous, is protected under this freedom.
What is freedom of speech
500
What are three ways to avoid plagiarism in your writing?
What is paraphrase, summarize, and quotation
500
Listeners have these ethical obligations to their speaker
What are listen courteously and attentively; to avoid prejudgement; maintain the free and open expression of ideas.
500
to address this problem, you may want to start a quote with "According to (author), "insert quote".