chapter 3 speaking ethically study guide – Flashcards
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Our beliefs, values and moral principles by which we determine what is right our wrong are our
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Ethics
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according to the National communication association ---------- is fundamental to responsible thinking, decision- making, and the development of relationships and communities within and across context, cultures, channels and media
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Ethical communication
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------ speech ot speech acts are legally protected
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Free
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What must balance the right to free speech
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the responsibility of speaking ethically
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The U.S constitution states, " congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech" this is part of ----- amendment
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First
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only a few years after the ratification of the First amendment, congress passed the ----- which punished those who spoke out against the government and was later declared unconstitutional
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Sedition Act
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During WW1 the U.S supreme court ruled that it was lawful to restrict speech that
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Presented a clear and present danger to the nation
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what was the first organization formed to protect fee speech in the united states
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the american civil liberties union
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in 1940 what speech act did congress declare illegal
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urging the violent overthrow of the federal goverment
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in 1964 the supreme court ruled that before a public official can recover damages for slander her or she must prove that
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the slanderous statement was made with actual malice
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in 1989 the supreme court overturned a statue that made buring the unties states flag because illegal because
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they found it to be a speech act protected by the 1st amendment
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after the terrorist attacks of september 11 the united states government passed the ---- which broadened the investigative powers of government agencies and restricted free speech
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patroit act
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if your speech goal is to ---- ist is probably ethical
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inform or persuade
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speakers who bring in false claims and tug at the emotions of the audience instead of using sound evidence and logical arguments are classified as ---- speakers
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unethical
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being --- involves becoming as aware as possible of other feelings needs interests and backgrounds
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audience centered
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sometimes called ----- sensitivity to differences does not mean that speaker must abandon their own convictions for those of their audience
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accommodation
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in a persuasive speech you tell a hypothetical story in your intro and represent as actually happening to you is this appropriate
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no because you are violating an ethical principle which requires that speakers be honest
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hypothetical illustrations within a speech are
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acceptable to show what might happen as long as the speaker is clear that it is hypothetical
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lifting key passages from sources you do not credit in your speech is a unethical practice know as
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plagiarism
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relying too heavily on vocab or sentence structure of a source is a less obvious form of plagiarism know as
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patchwriting
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when citing your sources orally in a speech you should
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state briefly the author tile and year
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in regard to those times when you are not sue if the info you are using is common knowledge your text suggest that you should
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document the source
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----- is the speakers believability
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credibility
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greek rhetorician aristotle used the term to refer to a speaker credibility
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ethos
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while its is a freedom free speech is not protected by law
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FALSE
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ethical speaking is inherently audience centered
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TRUE
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the second amendment to the constitution guarantees free speech
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FALSE
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as the boundaries of free speech expand the importance of ethical speech decreases
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FALSE
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it is sometimes tempting to resort to false claims to gain power over others but it is always unethical to do so
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TRUE
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you are still ethical if you avoid presenting info that could be potentially damaging to you case
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FALSE
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using a hypothetical illustration is considered unethical because it is false info
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FALSE
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Patchwriting includes failing to give credit for compelling phrases taken form another source
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TRUE
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----- are the beliefs values and moral principles by which people determine what is right and wrong
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Ethics
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the --- is the amendment to the us constitution that guarantees free speech
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1st Amendment
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a ---- is a behavior that is viewed by law as nonverbal communication and is subject to the same protections and limitations as verbal speech
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Speech act
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is speech that is responsible honest and tolerant
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ethical speech
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is sensitivity to the feelings needs interests and backgrounds of others people
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accommodation
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what are the guidelines for being a ethical speaker
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clearly responsible goal sound evidence and reasoning sensitive and tolerant of all differences honest avoids plagiarism
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what does accommodation in public speaking mean
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sensitivity to feels needs interest and background of other people
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what are the guidelines to practice when integrating an oral citation
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state title and author websites quote sources pause before and after quoting
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what is the relationship between ethics and credibility
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trustworthy dynamic knowledgeable competent
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if your overall objective is to inform or persuade it is probably ethical if your goal is to coerce or manipulate it is unethical
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true
