Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1.An ethical rhetorician will be willing to speak out in public if another rhetorgives misinformation or deceives others.
2.An ethical rhetorician is firm in his or her beliefs and does not change his or her mind.
3.Statistics should be given in exact numbers rather than rounded off.
4.Speaking slowly and deliberately is always the best approach to effective speechdelivery.
1.true
2.false
3.false
4.false
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