ethical

Examples of ethical in the following topics:

• The Importance of Studying Ethics

  • When you think of ethics, what comes to mind?
  • Perhaps you think of words and phrases like ethical behavior, professional ethics, ethics boards, or code of ethics.
  • Why would you need to even consider ethics in public speaking?
  • There are other reasons to engage in ethical behavior in public speaking:
  • To speak ethically is to use your own original speech content.

• The Ethics of Persuasion

  • Not all persuasion is ethical.
  • For example, coercion, brainwashing, and torture are never considered ethical .
  • If you have questions about the ethics of a persuasive attempt, there are a number of tests that can be done.
  • An ethical persuasive speech must have all of the following components:
  • Fitzpatrick and Gauthier developed a series of questions that must be honestly answered to determine how ethical a pitch is:

• Rules to Follow When Speaking

  • Effective speakers engage in ethical goals, fully prepare their speeches, practice honesty and avoid abusive language.
  • These rules include ethical goals, full preparation, honesty, and non-abusive language.
  • If so, you'll want to make sure that you lead your audience to that belief point in an ethical manner.
  • Honesty is an extension of the ethical goals of your speech.
  • Effective speakers engage in ethical goals, fully prepare their speeches and materials, practice honesty, and don't use non-abusive language when speaking.

• Ethical Usage: Considering Other Viewpoints

  • Persuasive speakers have an ethical duty to consider opposing viewpoints and evidence before being sure that theirs are correct.
  • The honest consideration of other viewpoints is an ethical duty if you are a persuasive speaker seeking to convince the audience of something you believe to be true.
  • If you are able to consider other viewpoints and still believe in your original view, then you are ethically able to attempt to persuade others.
  • It is your ethical duty to allow others to criticize your viewpoints because if your argument is truly sound and you are truly making the appeal to convince the audience of something that you believe to be true based on all the evidence, then your evidence should be able to withstand the scrutiny.
  • Explain why considering other viewpoints is considered ethical in public speaking

• Ethical Usage

  • Credibility appeals, while an effective form of persuasive speaking, carry a unique set of ethical challenges and considerations.
  • An ethical job candidate will deliver a résumé and interview responses that are truthful, honest and complete about who they are and what they would bring to the job.
  • When it comes to ethical usage of credibility appeals, stick to authenticity and speaking honestly about who you are.
  • Explain the ethical challenges of using credibility appeals in persuasive speaking

• Defining a Successful Delivery

  • Being a real person is the ethical nature of public speaking.
  • Quintilian considered the ethical nature of the speaker first.
  • Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.
  • From the very early days of studying rhetoric, ethics were important.

• Ethical Usage

  • In order to ethically portray an emotional appeal, be sure to avoid these inappropriate uses and manipulative techniques for emotional appeals.

• Persuasive Speeches on Questions of Fact

  • Ethics: As a speaker you have an ethical responsibility to provide reliable, valid evidence to the audience and be aware of and avoid your own bias in the selection of the evidence which you use.

• Defining Credibility

  • It combines believability, trustworthiness, expertise, experience, and ethics.

• Build Credibility

  • Our focus on credibility relates to ethos, the ethical character and competence of the speaker.
  • If you are honest and ethical with your audience and share your values and beliefs, you establish a rapport that will carry over beyond the speech.