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COMSAE Phase 1 Form 115 – EXAM COMPLETE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE.pdf
What are the various ethical pitfalls raised by the text? -
Answer-(1) Purposeful Ambiguity, (2) Rumors and
Innuendos, (3) Herd Mentality, (4) Hidden Agendas, and
(5) Excessive and Inappropriate Emotional Appeals.
What is innuendo? Example. - Answer-Veiled lies, hints, or
remarks that something is what it is not.
What are fallacies? - Answer-Appealing to audience
emotions to disguise the deficit of the speaker's logic not
holding up under scrutiny.
Can you offer examples of name calling, glittering
generalities, testimonials, plain folks, and bandwagoning?
- Answer-Name Calling = Abortions are "baby-killers"
Glittering Generalities = Amending the Constitution to
prevent flag-burning
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Testimonials = Celebrities touting products because they
are paid, not because of knowledge
Plain Folks = "Believe me, because I'm just like you."
Bandwagoning = Telling people that "everyone else" is
already involved.
What does it mean to be information literate? - Answer-
You can consume information wisely and
appropriately...you can ensure that by using the acronym
PARTS.
What does each letter of the acronym PARTS stand for? -
Answer-P = Point of View
A = Authority
R = Reliability
T = Timeliness
S = Scope
If given information about a source, could you analyze it
using PARTS? - Answer-Hopefully
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What is plagiarism? - Answer-To use another's production
without crediting the sources; To commit literacy theft; To
present as new and original an idea or product derived
from an existing source; To steal and pass off the words or
ideas of another as one's own.
What is incremental plagiarism? - Answer-When you
select passages or paragraphs from different print sources
and various web sites and assembles them into one paper
or speech, but fails to credit the sources of the information
used.
What kinds of questions can speakers ask themselves in
order to avoid unethical research and delivery practices? -
Answer-Ensure that your research and speech delivery
reflect your commitment.
Have I intentionally used unsupported, misleading, or
illogical reasoning?
Will I advocate something in which I do not believe
myself?
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What does it mean to be an ethical listener? - Answer-
Don't let your beliefs or attitude shape the way you listen
to someones speech. Limit your distractions.
What are the listener's responsibilities, and what is meant
by ethical listening attitudes and behaviors? - Answer-Be
aware of distractions; Check your emotions; Think critically
about the message
What is the role of research in a speech? - Answer-Is to
grab information to put it into your speech. It makes the
speaker seem credible.
What does the "supporting materials" mean? - Answer-It
gives substance to our assertions
What are ethics and some potential sources of ethics
today? - Answer-Ethics are the rules we use to determine
good and evil, right and wrong. These rules may be
grounded in religious principles, democratic values, codes
of conduct, and bases of values derived from a variety of
sources.
Ethical Principles of Psychologists, The Code of Ethics of
American Sociological Association, etc.
COMSAE Phase 1 Form 115 – EXAM COMPLETE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE.pdf
What are the various ethical pitfalls raised by the text? -
Answer-(1) Purposeful Ambiguity, (2) Rumors and
Innuendos, (3) Herd Mentality, (4) Hidden Agendas, and
(5) Excessive and Inappropriate Emotional Appeals.
What is innuendo? Example. - Answer-Veiled lies, hints, or
remarks that something is what it is not.
What are fallacies? - Answer-Appealing to audience
emotions to disguise the deficit of the speaker's logic not
holding up under scrutiny.
Can you offer examples of name calling, glittering
generalities, testimonials, plain folks, and bandwagoning?
- Answer-Name Calling = Abortions are "baby-killers"
Glittering Generalities = Amending the Constitution to
prevent flag-burning
,2|Page
Testimonials = Celebrities touting products because they
are paid, not because of knowledge
Plain Folks = "Believe me, because I'm just like you."
Bandwagoning = Telling people that "everyone else" is
already involved.
What does it mean to be information literate? - Answer-
You can consume information wisely and
appropriately...you can ensure that by using the acronym
PARTS.
What does each letter of the acronym PARTS stand for? -
Answer-P = Point of View
A = Authority
R = Reliability
T = Timeliness
S = Scope
If given information about a source, could you analyze it
using PARTS? - Answer-Hopefully
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What is plagiarism? - Answer-To use another's production
without crediting the sources; To commit literacy theft; To
present as new and original an idea or product derived
from an existing source; To steal and pass off the words or
ideas of another as one's own.
What is incremental plagiarism? - Answer-When you
select passages or paragraphs from different print sources
and various web sites and assembles them into one paper
or speech, but fails to credit the sources of the information
used.
What kinds of questions can speakers ask themselves in
order to avoid unethical research and delivery practices? -
Answer-Ensure that your research and speech delivery
reflect your commitment.
Have I intentionally used unsupported, misleading, or
illogical reasoning?
Will I advocate something in which I do not believe
myself?
, 4|Page
What does it mean to be an ethical listener? - Answer-
Don't let your beliefs or attitude shape the way you listen
to someones speech. Limit your distractions.
What are the listener's responsibilities, and what is meant
by ethical listening attitudes and behaviors? - Answer-Be
aware of distractions; Check your emotions; Think critically
about the message
What is the role of research in a speech? - Answer-Is to
grab information to put it into your speech. It makes the
speaker seem credible.
What does the "supporting materials" mean? - Answer-It
gives substance to our assertions
What are ethics and some potential sources of ethics
today? - Answer-Ethics are the rules we use to determine
good and evil, right and wrong. These rules may be
grounded in religious principles, democratic values, codes
of conduct, and bases of values derived from a variety of
sources.
Ethical Principles of Psychologists, The Code of Ethics of
American Sociological Association, etc.
