Deck 3: Ethical Decisions and Public Presentations

Question 1

Who defined an ideal speaker as "a good person speaking well"?

A) Quintilian
B) Pericles
C) William Shakespeare
D) Jane Austen

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Who said "If you forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizen, you can never regain their respect and esteem"?

A) John F. Kennedy
B) Martin Luther King, Jr.
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) George Patton

Answer 2

C

Question 3

This term from Aristotle refers to the audience's perception of a speaker's intelligence, character and goodwill, and is the most potent means of persuasion.

A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Pathos
D) Sismos

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following skills do employers rank most highly for employees?

A) Decision making
B) Problem solving
C) Integrity
D) Self-esteem

Question 5

Attribution of sources is one way a speaker is ethical.

Question 6

You are a member of the city council in your town and you fail to acknowledge that you have a financial interest in a company making a bid to build a playground in a city park. When you advocate for that company to receive the bid you are being unethical because you have a/an:

A) Conflict of Interest
B) Strategic Ambiguity
C) Lack of Attribution
D) Ethical Goal

Question 7

Some people might excuse the unethical behavior of others because of a "personal tendency," meaning it is something they also have a tendency to do.

Question 8

Plagiarism is a form of unethical behavior.

Question 9

An ethical listener:

A) Feels free to interrupt the speaker when they have a question
B) Thinks critically and is not influenced by prejudice
C) Completes work for other classes if the presentation is boring
D) Prejudges the speaker

Question 10

Organizations have created _________________ to help speakers and others make ethical decisions.

A) Codes of Ethics
B) Rules of Conduct
C) Standards and Practices
D) Principles of Communication

Question 11

The ethical philosophy that contends that the most ethical action is the one that creates the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people is:

A) Objectivism
B) Virtue Ethics
C) Utilitarianism
D) Relativism

Question 12

Philosopher Immanuel Kant claims there are universal rights and wrongs which, to be ethical, all people follow. This idea is part of what he called:

A) Situational Ethics
B) Natural Law
C) Objectivism
D) The Categorical Imperative