Question

For his informative speech, douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-through restaurant. rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts or coupons, douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid for food when you had not. his instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. the major guideline douglas violated was

Answer 1

The major guideline Douglas violated was to make sure that his goals were ethically sound. By telling his classmates how to get free food instead of showing them actual and legal ways to get deals, Douglas was presenting unethical means of consumerism, which showed that his goals were unethical and therefore a violation of a major guideline.