5 Ethical Public Speaking
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Defamation is the study of moral conduct how people should act toward one
another.
2. The Greek word ethos
3. Positive ethos includes competence, good moral character, and goodwill.
4.
5. As a speaker, you should assume that listeners hold the same values as your
own.
6. According to Milton Rokeach, terminal values are socially desirable behavioral
characteristics.
7. Instrumental values are desirable states of being, such as living a comfortable
life.
8. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.
9. Slander
work or in the community, is illegal.
10. Speech that is designed to discredit, demean, and belittle can serve as a
conversation stopper.
11. Conversation stoppers
conversations.
12. The qualities of dignity and integrity are central to ethical speech.
13. Trustworthiness is a combination of honesty and dependability.
14. When speaking persuasively, it is ethical to omit relevant facts that support
15. Ethnocentrism
own cultural ways.
16. A stereotype is a generalization about an apparent characteristic of a group that
is applied to all members of that group.
17. When talking about a public figure or a matter of public concern, you have far
less latitude to say what you think without becoming legally liable.
18. Hate speech
religious, gender, or other characteristics.
19. Racist, sexist, and ageist slurs are forms of hate speech.
20. When supported by facts, emotional appeals are a legitimate way for a speaker
to achieve his or her goal.
21. The quality of fairness in a speaker refers to his or her effort to see all sides of
an issue and to be open-minded.
22. Plagiarism is the act of crediting sources in a speech.
23. S-and-
representing it as your own is a form of plagiarism.
24. Any sources that require credit in written form should be acknowledged in oral
form.
25. Oral presentations need not include full bibliographic references.
26. It is not necessary to acknowledge direct quotations in a speech.
27. Verbatim statements are known as paraphrases.
28.
29. common knowledge.
30. Copyright laws are designed to protect intellectual property.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
31. The study of moral conduct, or how people should act toward one another, is
termed
A) ethics. C) ethnography.
B) ethnology. D) ethnicity.
32.
A) logos C) pathos
B) ethos D) mythos
33. The following comprise positive ethos:
A) competence, charisma, and candor.
B) competence, dramatic ability, and charisma.
C) competence, good moral character, and goodwill.
D) competence, candor, and good moral character.
34. Research on speaker credibility reveals that people place their greatest trust in
speakers who
A) have a solid grasp of the subject. C) are honest and straightforward.
B) display sound reasoning skills. D) All of the options are correct.
35. An example of a terminal value or characteristic is
A) ambition. C) logic.
B) courage. D) comfort.
36. ______ values are desirable states of being, whereas ______ values are socially
desirable behavioral characteristics.
A) Instrumental; ethical C) Ethical; terminal
B) Terminal; instrumental D) Cultural; ethical
37. The ______ Amendment guarantees freedom of speech to all Americans.
A) First C) Second
B) Third D) Fourth
38. Which type of speech is considered illegal?
A) C) speech that invades privacy
B) slander D) All of the options are correct.
39. Which of the following is not a way for a speaker to demonstrate respect for the
audience?
A) Focus on issues rather than personalities.
B) view.
C) Refrain from personal attack.
D) Allow the audience the power of rational choice.
40. Generalizing about an apparent characteristic of a group and applying that
generalization to all of its members is known as
A) hate speech. C) stereotyping.
B) ethnocentrism. D) in-group distinctionism.
41. Conceptions about what constitute plagiarism can sometimes differ by ______.
A) state C) speaker
B) university D) culture
42. The basic rule for avoiding plagiarism as a public speaker is as follows:
A) Only sources for direct quotations should be acknowledged in oral form.
B) Only sources for paraphrases of outside information should be
acknowledged in oral form.
C) Any sources that require credit in written form should be acknowledged in
oral form.
D) Even the sources for common knowledge should be acknowledged in oral
form.
43. The doctrine of fair use does which of the following?
A) protects free speech
B) permits the limited use of copyrighted works for some specific purposes
C) grants the speaker a performance license
D) All of the options are correct.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS
44. _______ is the study of moral conduct how people should act toward one
another.
45. The Greek word for character, from which the word ethics is derived, is ______.
46. ______
bad, important or unimportant.
47. ______ values are socially desirable behavioral characteristics.
48. The right to be free from unreasonable constraints on expression is called
______.
49. ______ is a quality that combines honesty and dependability.
50. ______
religious, gender, or other characteristics.
51. If a person uses som
source, he or she is committing ______.
52. ______ presentations do not need to include full bibliographic references.
53. Summaries differ from paraphrasing in that a summary ______ the same
material.
54. To ______
words.
55. __________ is a legal protection afforded original creators of literary and artistic
works.
ESSAY AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
56. Why are ethics important to the speechmaking process?
57. Identify three personal values that you feel you have in common with your
classmates.
58. How can a speaker display the qualities of dignity and integrity during a
speech?
59. How can a speaker demonstrate his or her trustworthiness to the audience?
60. Give an example of a stereotype.
61. Define plagiarism and provide an example.
62. Provide two real-world examples of when fair use would be appropriate.
63. List two elements of information that a speaker should provide when citing
sources during a speech.
ANSWER KEY FOR CHAPTER 5