Chapter 2 - Ethics in Public Speaking

The aim of an ethical speaker is to accomplish his or her goals by any means necessary.

• True

• False

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.

• True

• False

If something is legal, it is also ethical.

• True

• False

Unlike writers, public speakers can present other people’s ideas as their own without being guilty of plagiarism.

• True

• False

It is only necessary to identify your source in a speech when you are quoting directly, rather than paraphrasing.

• True

• False

As a public speaker, you face ethical issues when

• a. selecting the topic for your speech.

• b. researching your speech.

• c. organizing your speech.

• d. all of the above.

• a and b only.