COMM 1100 Final Review, The University of Georgia

(Chapter 4) When taking notes for her peer-evaluation, Kelly identified three ideas that signaled the speakers dislike of reality television programming during his informative speech. This is an example of...

People Oriented Listening

(Chapter 18) Which of the following statements is true about entertaining speeches?

entertaining speeches should be both personally effective and socially appropriate.

Harms

harms are a way of quantifying the problems of the status quo. They are usually evaluated under significance, since they deal with the "why not(s)" of the status quo. What is wrong with the status quo.

(Chapter 15) Using a photograph of Abraham Lincoln as a presentation aid in a United States college classroom:

is unlikely to clarify, inform or convey new meaning

(Chapter 17) What are the range of behaviors or thoughts individuals have no strong opinion for, as discussed by Muzafer Sherif and Carl Hovland's (1961) social judgement theories?

latitude of noncommitment

Solvency

solutions: how do you reverse harms and get around inherency/ eliminate cause

Topicality

defining your terms

When describing a recent debate in the lead-up to a presidential election, Kevin recounted how one candidate had forgotten the third plank of his plan to cut down on wasteful spending because it was too wordy. This is an instance of..

A negative example

(Chapter 8) When delivering his speech about a 2012 congressional filibuster, Jeremy opened with a discussion of the filibuster reform bill that passed just last week. This kind of support is an instance of...

Currency

(Chapter 18) The term "entertainment" in entertaining speaking refers to what key aspects?

Drama and humor

Encomium Structures

Fact, Value, or Policy / Negative vs. Counterplan

Inherency

Inherency, what's preventing change? (c: sometime inherency is confused with cause ( what is the genesis of this problem) 1.structural - Laws or other barriers to the implementation of the plan 2.attitudinal-Beliefs or attitudes which prevent the implementation of the plan 3.existential- Perhaps the strangest of the four, this claims that the plan won't be implemented simply because there is no reason it would be.

(Chapter 4) In her peer evaluations, Haley read that many of her audience members thought she was far too inexperienced to be providing professional advice about how to prepare for an official job interview. This is an example of what kind of distraction?

Receiver Bias

(Chapter 4) While Damian was delivering his speech about the benefits of ecoconsumerism, he began to discuss sales of ergonomic keyboards and chairs as evidence of this booming market. This is an example of...

Semantic Noise

(Chapter 8) Historical data shows consumers purchase more EZ mac in times of economic depression. As student return to Athens, stores experienced a boom in Purchases of EZ mac. Therefore, we must be in an economic depression. Which component of this argument is flawed?

The conclusion

(Chapter 15) Each presentation aid must be:

a clear, uncluttered example of a specific element of the speech

(Chapter 18) Which of the following is NOT one of the four ingredients to entertaining speeches?

be adaptive to the rhetorical situation

(Chapter 17) Upon contemplation, Geraldo is 99% positive that the defendant is guilty even though the evidence does not clearly support Geraldo's position. Geraldo's conclusion would be considered a(n)...

belief

(Chapter 13) Language is a system through which we strive to:

communicate our thoughts and meanings

(Chapter 17) Julia love to analyze political speeches. She loves to see how politicians put together specific phrases in an attempt to persuade audiences. She also loves evaluating the truthfulness of various statements politicians make and whether those politicians' arguments are logical. What personality trait does Julia possess?

need for cognition

(Chapter 13) Reading is different from listening because a:

reader can reread a sentence or look up a word

(Chapter 15) Presentation aids help listeners with retention and recall when:

visual and oral components of a speech are skillfully combined