BPS Chapter 4

a charge, trust, or duty for which one is accountable

the Greek word for "character". According to the ancient Greek rhetorician Aristotle, audiences listen to and trust speakers if they exhibit competence (as demonstrated by the speaker's grasp of the subject matter) and good moral character.

the quality that reveals that a speaker has a good grasp of the subject, displays sound reasoning skills, is honest and nonmanipulative, and is genuinely interested in the welfare of audience members; a modern version of ethos

the amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech. ("Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech")

speech that ptentially harms an individual's reputation at work or in the community and is thus subject to legal action

a quality of defamatory speech that is legally liable

open conversation or discussion in a public forum

abusive speech

speech that discredits, demeans, or belittles

standard of conduct for communication with others in a public arena

the feeling that one is worthy, honored, or respected as a person

the quality of being incorruptible; unwillingness to compromise for the sake of personal expediency

the quality of displaying both honesty and dependability

to feel or show deferential regard. For the ethical speaker, respect ranges from addressing audience members as unique hman beings to refraining from rudeness and other forms of personal attack

an ethical ground rule; making a genguine effort to see all sides of an issue; being open-minded

any offensive communication- verbal or nonverbal- directed against people's race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, or other characteristics. Racist, sexist, or ageist slurs, gay bashing, and cross burning are all forms.

the act of using other people's ideas or words without acknowledging the source

informaiton that is likely to be known by many people and is therefore in the public domain; the source of such information need not be cited in a speech

statement made verbatim- word for word- by someone else. Should always be acknowledged in a speech.

a restatement of someone else's statements or written work that alters the form or phrasing but not the substance of that person's ideas

part of a conclusion to a speech; a restatement of points covered

a legal protection afforded original creators of literary or atrisitic works

bodies of work, including publication and processes, available for public use without permission; not protected by copyright or patent

legal guidelines permitting the limited use of copyrighted works without permission for the purposes of scholarship, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, and research

an organization that allows creators of works to decide how they want other people to use their copyrighted works