Communication theories ask why, whereas ethical communication asks whether

To be ______ is to believe in the superiority of one's own culture.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

James has to present a lively speech to the interns of his organization. He includes a lot of jokes to make his speech interesting. He is doubtful about how his audience will react to one of his jokes. In this scenario, which of the following strategies should he adopt?

a. He should omit the joke from his speech. b. He should assume his audience is desensitized to offensive jokes. c. He should tell the joke by using analogies. d. He should save the joke for his future speech to the same audience.