Public Speaking

40 CHAPTER^3 Ethics in a Diverse Society

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KEy tERmS

Review your Flashcards. The terms below are defined in the margins throughout this chapter.

accidental plagiarists 36

accommodation 29

assimilation 29

civility 32

cut-and-paste plagiarism 36

deliberate fraud 36

ethical communication 29

fabrication 39

heckling 34

improper paraphrase 36

multivocal society 30

plagiarism 36

resistance 29

“rightsabilities” 29

CRItICal    thInKIng ExERCISES

1. Conduct an Internet search for the phrase “hate speech,” and come to class prepared
   to share an example you found. With your classmates, discuss the importance of First
   Amendment rights to free speech, balanced against the ethical responsibilities
   described in this chapter.


2. Use your own values and beliefs as well as the guidelines described in this chapter to
   write an ethical code that states your personal principles for speaking and listening.


3. For an example of a famous speech that addresses religious diversity, read or listen
   to streaming video of John F. Kennedy’s Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial
   Association in June 1960, which is available on the JFK Presidential Library and
   Museum site. Kennedy became the first Catholic president in 1960, but five months
   before the election, some voters worried that his allegiance might be to the pope, not
   to the American people. Notice how JFK lays out his views on religious diversity and
   how he affirms core American values.

aPPlICatIon ExERCISES

1. Using the NCA credo as a guide, work with a small group of your classmates to create
   a class code of conduct. Visit the National Communication Association site for additional
   information.


2. With a small group of your classmates, choose a specific international, national, or local
   situation in which conflicting beliefs, attitudes, values, or behaviors caused a conflict.
   Identify which of the ways of dealing with differences—resistance or accommodation—
   the various participants used to respond. Assess the ethicality of their responses.

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