What is the universal audience? Why is this concept useful to a speaker?
What will be an ideal response?
The universal audience is an imaginary audience made up of all reasonable people. It provides a
standard against which to assess your speech and prevents the speaker from simply appealing to the
audience's prejudices.
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A) limit news reporting of disasters and thus ensure social stability. B) promote fair and balanced coverage. C) promote news competition. D) better inform the people about events.
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. demeans the dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked. B. undermines the right of all groups in the United States to express their ideas. C. violates current standards of political correctness on college campuses. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both demeans the dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked and undermines the right of all groups in the United States to express their ideas.