COMS 102 Chapter 2: Ethics and Public Speaking

• School: Cal Poly
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMS 102
• Professor: Dominique Bredeson

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Ethics: the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs. Public speakers face ethical issues in the speechmaking process. Speakers have an ethical responsibility to be prepared. Preparation includes analyzing audience, creating visual aids, rehearsing delivery, being. Definition: presenting another person"s language or ideas as one"s own. Global plagiarism: stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one"s own. Commonly occurs when an assignment is put off until the last minute. Patchwork plagiarism: stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one"s own. Incremental plagiarism: failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people. Distinguish among direct quotes, paraphrased material, and your own comments. The author / organization responsible for document. Show support and encouragement with facial expressions.