With regard to offensive terms
a. it is important to be use them to make a point.
b. it is acceptable to use them when the speaker thinks the audience members also
use them, too.
c. the speaker should refrain from language that offends the audience.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
Answer: c,
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The morals that guide ethical public speech have barely changed from when they were first established in ancient Greece.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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