chapter 2
Ethics & Public Speaking
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Ethics
Deals with issues of right
& wrong in human affairs
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Ethical Decisions
Weighing potential course
of action against ethical
standards
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Ethical Speaking Guidelines
• Make ethically sound goals
• Be fully prepared
• Be honest
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Ethical Speaking Guidelines
• Avoid name-calling,
abusive language
• Put principles into practice
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Name-Calling
Using language to defame,
demean, degrade individuals
or groups
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Plagiarism
Presenting language, ideas
of another as one’s own
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Types of Plagiarism
• Global
• Patchwork
• Incremental
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Global Plagiarism
Stealing speech from single
source, passing it off as
one’s own
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Patchwork Plagiarism
Stealing ideas, language from
two or three sources &
passing them off as one’s own
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Incremental Plagiarism
Failing to give credit for
parts of speech borrowed
from others
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Plagiarism & Internet
• Cite sources when using
Internet materials
• Take careful notes
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Ethical Listening
• Speechmaking
a two-way
street
• Listeners
have ethical
obligations
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Ethical Listening Guidelines
• Be courteous, attentive
• Avoid prejudging speaker
• Maintain free expression
of ideas
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