As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language

A. is forbidden by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
B. is used by speakers who are not fully prepared for their presentations.
C. violates current standards of political correctness on college campuses.
D. demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked.
E. changes meaning based on the frame of reference of the audience.


Answer: D

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