Public Speaking Ch. 3 Ethics

Ethical speakers identify the sources of their information.

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If you accidentally plagiarize, but did not intend to, it is not an ethical issue.

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Taking small pieces of text from sources and weaving them into your own words is not plagiarism if you change most of the words around.

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I don't need to cite general, widely-known information such as "pollution is bad for the environment."

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If I use a statistic to support my claim, I don’t need to cite it because the audience knows I got it from research.

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To give your evidence legitimacy, you can briefly describe the qualifications of the author before you give a quote.

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You don’t need to cite any images you use in a PowerPoint or Slides presentation.

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It doesn’t matter if the citations on your slides are too small for the audience to see. The citations are present; you have done your job.

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When giving ethical feedbac, it is important to always be positive.

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To connect with their audiences, ethical speakers use “we” statements instead of “you” statements.

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