Deck 4: Ethics and Free Speech

Question 1

If you are speaking to an audience about filing their tax returns, and you attempt to convince listeners that they should find small ways to "get back at the government" by cheating on their income tax returns, you are violating a speaking ethic that expects speakers to

A) give the listener choices.
B) have a clear, responsible goal.
C) use sound evidence and reasoning.
D) acknowledge their sources.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

After the September 11th terrorist attacks, the passage of the Patriot Act sparked a new debate over the balance between

A) foreign policy and domestic policy.
B) national security and free speech.
C) technology and free speech.
D) free speech and government spending.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Rudy is giving a persuasive speech about getting preventive cancer screenings, and she decides to tell a hypothetical story about receiving a cancer diagnosis in her introduction and present it as ifitactually happened to her. Is this ethical?

A) Yes, because the overall goal of the speech is clear and responsible.
B) No, because she is violating an ethical principle that requires that speakers be honest.
C) No, because only factual stories should be used as introductory devices.
D) Yes, because it will have strong emotional appeal which will sway her audience.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When we, as speakers, consider our beliefs, values, and moral principles when writing and presenting a speech, we are

A) speaking to please the audience.
B) speaking freely.
C) speaking conversationally.
D) speaking ethically.

Question 5

Aristotle used the term ethos to refer to a speaker's

A) charisma.
B) intelligence.
C) credibility.
D) confidence.

Question 6

If your overall objective is NOT just to inform or persuade, but you attempt to coerce listeners, then you are violating a speaking ethic that expects speakers to

A) have clear, responsible goals.
B) acknowledge their sources.
C) be unbiased.
D) use sound evidence and reasoning.

Question 7

In a persuasive speech, Todd should present information that opposes his point of view, because

A) it is his responsibility to help the audience reach an informed decision.
B) this information will eventually prove the validity of his argument.
C) it's a legal requirement of public speaking.
D) Todd wants to convince the audience that he is sensitive to differences.

Question 8

Aspeaker who is sensitive to and tolerant of differences does all of the following EXCEPT

A) avoids biased or offensive language.
B) learns about different beliefs and values.
C) listens to opposing viewpoints.
D) abandons his or her own convictions.

Question 9

_____ are the beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine what is right or wrong.

A) Ethics
B) Laws
C) Truths
D) Rules

Question 10

In 1964, the Supreme Court ruled that before a public official can recover damages for slander, he or she must

A) prove that the slanderous statement was made with actual malice.
B) agree to a lie detector test that proves his or her intentions are honest.
C) prove that the slander presents a clear and present danger.
D) sign a contract waiving his or her right to free speech.

Question 11

The willingness to listen to different viewpoints and understand beliefs and values other than your own is known as

A) honesty.
B) indecisiveness.
C) accommodation.
D) conviction.

Question 12

For a speech assignment, Tori finds several articles on the Internet that are perfect for her speech topic. She copies the articles, then cuts and pastes the parts that she'll read as her speech. Isthisethical?

A) Yes, because she pulled information multiple sources.
B) No, because she committed patchwriting plagiarism.
C) Yes, all the information on the Internet is public domain.
D) No, because she is infringing upon the authors' right to free speech.

Question 13

Mindy and Karla are roommates; both are taking public speaking, but from different instructors. In preparation for an upcoming class speech, they select the same topic, work together in the library to gatherthe research, and draft an outline. They then each deliver the speech in their respective speech classes. Which of the following statements BEST pertains in this situation?

A) This is not the most ethical behavior, but it's not a serious ethical violation either because they are in separate classes with different instructors.
B) This is an ethical violation known as plagiarism, because the two roommates did not do their own original work in preparing the speech.
C) This is not an ethical violation as long as each speaker makes the speech a little bit different in the actual delivery.
D) It is not an ethical violation to use the same outline, but they shouldn't use exactly the same sources in the speech.

Question 14

Todd gave a speech on the poor quality of local water. He brought in a test kit and demonstrated its impurity. He then advised purchasing a water filter pitcher guaranteed to remove these impurities.Attheend of his speech, Todd mentioned that he worked for the company that made the pitcher, and had them for sale. What was Todd's biggest mistake?

A) Todd used coercion when suggesting that the audience buy the product from him.
B) Todd violated the ethical guideline of having a responsible goal for a speech.
C) Todd used too much evidence and reasoning for an informative speech.
D) Todd's speech was actually illegal, in that he was advertising in class.

Question 15

Although the First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, this freedom is restricted in speeches that

A) advocate changing the law of the land.
B) oppose the current political power.
C) present a clear and present danger.
D) include pornographic material.

Question 16

What must balance the right to free speech?

A) a tolerance for difference
B) the responsibility to speak ethically
C) the responsibility to speak often and effectively
D) the responsibility to cite sources of information

Question 17

When in doubt about whether information is commonly known, a speaker should

A) just assume that listeners know it.
B) refrain from using it in her speech.
C) use it, but not worry about citing the source.
D) document it.

Question 18

All of the following require source credit if used in your speech EXCEPT

A) direct quotations.
B) statistics.
C) opinions.
D) common knowledge.

Question 19

Lifting key passages from sources you do NOT credit in your speech is an unethical practice known as

A) plagiarism.
B) paraphrasing.
C) misquoting.
D) attribution.

Question 20

Aspeaker whose sentences were very similar to those used in a news article would be _____, if he or she did not acknowledge that the phrasing came from the article.

A) accommodating
B) paraphrasing
C) patchwriting
D) misattributing

Question 21

Speakers have to cite sources for direct quotes but not for paraphrasing.

Question 22

You can enhance your credibility among your listeners by ethically considering their beliefs, values, and morals, as well as your own, when you select your topic, determine the goal of your speech, outlineyour arguments, and choose your evidence.

Question 23

Accommodation means that speakers should abandon their own convictions in order to show tolerance of the audience's beliefs.

Question 24

Beliefs and values by which we determine right from wrong are termed ethics.

Question 25

Speakers have an ethical responsibility to give credit for information and ideas that are not their own.

Question 26

Ethics are universal; all cultures hold the same basic, human ethics.

Question 27

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees our freedom of speech.

Question 28

In a digital era, free speech, especially via the Internet and mobile phones, has become a global issue.

Question 29

Aristotle used the term ethos to refer to a speaker's competence.

Question 30

To be able to acknowledge your sources, you must first practice careful and systematic note taking.