Ethics & Public Speaking Tutorial PDF

TUTORIAL ETHICS & PS Let’s try it out Q1: 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 ha...

TUTORIAL ETHICS & PS Let’s try it out Q1: 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 the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your lectures. The major guideline Douglas violated was: A. Make sure your goals are ethically sound. B. Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language. C. Adapt to your audience’s frame of reference. D. Avoid plagiarism. Q2. Tanya went to the beach instead of 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 (word for word) for her class speech. Which of the following statements best describes Tanya’s actions? A. Tanya is guilty of patchwork plagiarism. B. Tanya is guilty of global plagiarism. C. Tanya is ethical if she cites the friend whose speech she used. D. Tanya is guilty of incremental plagiarism. Q3: Ryan located three excellent sources for his persuasive speech. He copied long sections from each source word for word, added a few transitions, and mentioned the sources of his information in passing. Which of the following statements best describes Ryan’s situation? A. Ryan is guilty of global plagiarism. B. Ryan is guilty of patchwork plagiarism. C. Ryan is ethical because he mentioned the sources of his information. D. Ryan is guilty of incremental plagiarism Q4: 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? a. Jerome is ethical because he cited his sources and used them to develop his own slant on the topic. 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. Q5: In his persuasive speech, Jack argued that the category “sexual orientation” should be added to his state’s civil rights law. most of Jack’s classmates listened carefully to his argument. Some were persuaded, while others continued to believe that the current system was justified. two audience members disagreed so strongly with Jack that instead of listening, they wrote notes back and forth to each other throughout the speech. Which of the following statements best describes the issues of ethical listening involved in this situation? a. Everyone in the class was an ethical listener because no one interrupted Jack or prevented him from speaking. b. The people who listened carefully to Jack’s arguments were ethical listeners, regardless of whether they were persuaded. c. The two classmates who refused to listen to Jack’s speech violated the guidelines for ethical listening. d. All of the above. Q6: When Susan 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.” Which guideline for ethical listening did Susan fail to uphold? A. Listen attentively. B. Avoid prejudging the speaker. C. Take accurate notes. D. Avoid name-calling. Q7: Making decisions based on sound ethical principles involves considering A. your personal frame of reference. B. the audience’s frame of reference. C. an accepted set of ethical guidelines. D. the current legal regulations. Q8: Some people may be egocentric. This means that they A. believe that their ethnic group is superior to others. B. believe that they, as individuals, are superior to others. C. are very easy to convince. D. will reject everything a speaker says. Q 9: An ethnocentric listener will be biased to a speaker who belongs to his / her A. religious community. B. gender. C. ethnic group. D. nationality.  Q 1 0. L I S T A N D B R I E F LY E X P L A I N 4 WAY S T O PRACTICE ETHICAL LISTENING 1) Be courteous and attentive Avoid distractions, side conversations, looking at your phone, daydreaming, dozing off 2) Avoid prejudging the speaker Avoid being biased or prejudiced or stereotyping the speaker Focus on the message not the speaker 3) Maintain the free and open expression of ideas Avoid ethno or egocentrism. Focus on the message not your prejudices 4) Listen to the entire message before making a conclusion - listen before making a judgment - do not jump to conclusions  ANSWERS 1) A 2) B 3) B 4) A 5) D 6) B 7) C 8) B 9) C