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It is true, as the old adage says, that "sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

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Which othe following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

A) Be fully prepared for each speech.
B) Explain your credibility in the introduction.
C) Present your main points in nontechnical language.
D) Use visual aids to clarify statistical trends.
E) Be alert to feedback from the audience.

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For his informative speech, Douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-through restaurant. Rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts or coupons, Douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid for food when you had not. His instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. The guideline Douglas violated was:

When used repeatedly and systematically, name-calling can become a social force that encourages prejudice and can lead to hate crimes.

Because ethical decisions are complex, ethical choices are simply a matter opersonal preference.

The three kinds oplagiarism discussed in your textbook are

The three guidelines presented in your textbook for ethical listening are:

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

All othe following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for ethical speechmaking except

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid incremental plagiarism?

When you paraphrase someone in a speech, you have an ethical responsibility to give that person credit for his or her ideas.

As your textbook explains, the ethical obligation oa speaker to avoid name-calling and other forms oabusive language is essentially a matter opolitical correctness.

Which othe following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid patchwork plagiarism?

Isomething is legal, it is also ethical.

Because the aim ospeechmaking is to secure a desired response from listeners, speakers need to give their strategic objectives priority over their ethical obligations.

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

Avoiding sexist, racist, and other kinds oabusive language is important primarily as a matter opolitical correctness.

Public speakers need to take their ethical responsibilities as seriously as their strategic objectives.

The five guidelines in your textbook for ethical public speaking are

Because persuasion is such a complex process, juggling statistics and quoting out ocontext to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches to persuade.