Ethics and Public
Speaking
he questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-choice,
short-answer, and essay. Within each of these categories, questions are clustered by topic,
roughly following the order of topics in the textbook.
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overlap among the questions, both within and across question types. This enables you to choose
the wording and question type that best fits your testing objectives. In deciding which questions to
use, take care to avoid items such as a multiple-choice question that gives away the answer to a
true-false or short-answer question, or an essay question that covers essentially the same ground as
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True-False Questions
necessary.
human affairs.
audience increases.
speech.
sound.
speechmaking is to persuade the audience by any means necessary.
speechmaking is the good person speaking well.
of context to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches
to persuade.
means necessary to achieve your goal.
of ethical standards or guidelines.
personal preference.
whim or opinion.
16. T F You have an ethical obligation to make sure the information you present in your
speeches is accurate.
words can never hurt me.”
as long as it is used in a humorous way.
demeans the dignity of the individuals or groups being labeled.
that encourages prejudice and can lead to hate crimes.
calling and other forms of abusive language is essentially a matter of political
correctness.
as a matter of political correctness.
speech clause of the Bill of Rights.
strategic objectives.
speakers need to give their strategic objectives priority over their ethical
obligations.
without being guilty of plagiarism.
sources and presents it as his or her own.
unethical behavior called global plagiarism.
speech is a form of unethical behavior called patchwork plagiarism.
31. T F One of the best ways to avoid falling into the trap of plagiarism is to start work on
your speeches well before they are due.
speaker is paraphrasing or quoting verbatim.
directly, rather than paraphrasing.
to that person.
give that person credit for his or her ideas.
without giving credit to the source.
without citing the sources of the statements.
quote or paraphrase in your speech, you need to give credit to the authors of
Internet documents.
of the page into your speech without citing your source.
them in your speech without citing your source.
it by saying, “As I found on the Internet.”
listen to a speech.
with everything a speaker says.
attentively is less important in speech class than for speeches outside the
classroom.
clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
46. T F It is possible to disagree entirely with a speaker’s ideas but still support the
speaker’s right to express those ideas.
restricting free speech usually end up repressing minority viewpoints and
unpopular opinions.
Multiple-Choice Questions (Students are to indicate the best answer for each
question by circling the correct letter.)
1. Speechmaking is a form of power and therefore carries with it heavy __________
responsibilities.
2. As your textbook makes clear, speechmaking carries heavy ethical responsibilities because it
is a form of
3. Because speechmaking is a form of power, we must always be sure to speak
4. Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
5. As a public speaker, you face ethical issues when
6. In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action
against
7. In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action
against
8. According to your textbook, the branch of philosophy that deals with human issues of right
and wrong is termed
9. Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
10. Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
d. all of the above
e. a and c only
11. All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking
except
12. Which of the following are included in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking?
13. All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking
except
14. All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking
except
15. For his informative speech, Douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-
through restaurant. Rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts or
coupons, Douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid
for food when you had not. His instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated
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the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. The guideline Douglas
violated was:
16. Having spent two years working in a television newsroom, Madison decided to give her
informative speech on that topic. Because she knew a lot about it and was comfortable
speaking to an audience, she didn’t spend much time preparing. As a result, her speech was
poorly organized, ran overtime, and did not have a clear message. Which guideline for
ethical public speaking discussed in your textbook did Madison fail to live up to?
17. As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-
calling and other forms of abusive language because such language
18. As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-
calling and other forms of abusive language because such language
19. As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-
calling and other forms of abusive language because such language
20. The three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook are
21. Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to avoid plagiarism?
22. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to keep from plagiarizing?
23. According to your textbook, global plagiarism occurs when a person
24. Tanya went to the beach instead of staying in town and working on her speech. When she
realized how soon the speech was due, she asked a friend who had already taken public
speaking to loan her an old outline, which she used verbatim for her class speech. Which of
the following statements best describes Tanya’s actions?
25. According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when a speaker copies word for
word from two or three sources.
c. patchwork
d. secondary
e. partial
26. As your textbook explains, a speaker who assembles a speech by copying word for word
from two or three sources is committing what kind of plagiarism?
27. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid patchwork
plagiarism?
28. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid patchwork
plagiarism?
29. Ryan located three excellent sources for his persuasive speech. He copied long sections from
each source word for word, strung them together with a few transitions, and mentioned the
sources of his information in passing. Which of the following statements best describes
Ryan’s situation?
30. According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is
ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.
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31. According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is
ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.
32. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid incremental
plagiarism?
2. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to steer clear of
incremental plagiarism?
33. Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to steer clear of
incremental plagiarism?
34. Jerome found several excellent sources for his informative speech. He pulled key
information from them, blended those ideas into his own perspective, and cited his sources
when he presented the speech. Which of the following statements best describes this
situation?
b. Jerome is guilty of incremental plagiarism because he used quotations and paraphrases
from other people in his speech.
c. Jerome is ethical because he did not copy his speech from a single source.
d. Jerome is guilty of patchwork plagiarism because he used ideas from several different
sources in his speech.
e. Jerome is guilty of global plagiarism because he did not develop his speech entirely from
his own knowledge and experience.
35. To avoid plagiarism when using an Internet source in your speech, your textbook
recommends keeping track of all of the following except
36. To avoid plagiarism when using information from an Internet document in your speech, your
textbook recommends that you keep a record of
37. When Sophia attended the first discussion section for her math class and heard her instructor
begin speaking with an unfamiliar accent, she immediately decided, “I won’t learn anything
from this teacher.” Sophia failed to uphold which guideline for ethical listening?
38. The three guidelines for ethical listening discussed in your textbook are
39. According to your textbook, the ethical obligations of listeners in a public speaking situation
include
40. According to your textbook, the guidelines for ethical listening in a public speaking situation
include
41. A listener’s ethical obligations include
42. According to your textbook, the ethical obligations of listeners include
43. A listener’s ethical obligation to avoid prejudging a speaker means that a listener should
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Short-Answer Questions
1. _______________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in
human affairs.
2. According to the ancient Roman rhetorician Quintilian, the ideal of ethical speechmaking is
the _______________ person speaking _______________ .
3. The five guidelines in your textbook for ethical public speaking are
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4. Name two of the three reasons discussed in your textbook for avoiding name-calling and
abusive language in public speeches:
a.
b.
5. Representing someone else’s information in a speech or paper as though it were your own is
called _______________ .
6. The three types of plagiarism discussed in your text are _______________ ,
_______________ , and _______________ .
7. _______________ plagiarism occurs when a speaker steals a speech entirely from another
source and passes it off as his or her own.
8. _______________ plagiarism occurs when a speaker fails to give credit for particular parts
of the speech that are borrowed from other people.
9. _______________ plagiarism occurs when a speaker copies passages from a few sources
and strings them together in a speech.
10. To _______________ is to restate or summarize an author’s ideas in one’s own words.
11. The three guidelines presented in your textbook for ethical listening are
Essay Questions
1. Briefly explain the following statement: “Public speaking is a form of power and therefore
carries with it heavy ethical responsibilities.”
2. Identify and discuss four of the basic guidelines presented in your textbook for ethical
speechmaking.
3. Briefly discuss the ethical importance of avoiding sexist, racist, and other forms of abusive
language in a public speech.
4. Explain two reasons why it is important from an ethical standpoint for a public speaker to be
fully prepared for each speech.
5. What are the three types of plagiarism discussed in your textbook? Give a hypothetical
example of each type.
6. Explain the following statement: “Speechmaking is a two-way street. Just as public speakers
7. Identify and explain the three guidelines for ethical listening discussed in your textbook.
8. Explain the following statement: “It is important to keep in mind that ensuring a person’s
freedom to express her or his ideas does not imply agreement with those ideas. You can