CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong
in human affairs
ETHICS
arise whenever we ask whether a course of action is normal or immoral, fair or unfair, just or unjust, honest or dishonest.
QUESTION OF ETHICS
decisions involve weighing potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines
ETHICAL DECISION
It is the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals
or groups. Such terms have been used to debase people because of their sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and ethnic background. It includes epithets
NAME CALLING
words such as “fag”, “kike”, “nigger”, “honkey”, “wop”, “jap”, “chink”, and “spic”
EPITHETS
to present another person’s language or ideas as your own
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism comes from plagiarius, the Latin word for ________
KIDNAPPER
The most blatant – and unforgivable – kind of plagiarism. It is grossly unethical. It is stealing your speech entirely form another source and passing it of as your own.
GLOBAL PLAGIARISM
in which a pirates an entire
speech from a single source, ___________ occurs when a speaker pilfers from two or three sources.
PATCHWORK PLAGIARISM
It is when the entire speech is cribbed more or less verbatim from a single source or a few sources.
It occurs when the speaker fails to give credit for particular parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people
INCREMENTAL PLAGARISM
you must attribute the words
to that person. It would make a strong addition to your speech as long as you
acknowledge the owners/authors.
QUOTATIONS
you restate or summarize her or
his in your own words
PARAPHRASE