COMM 1301 final

A brief example is a specific instance referred to in passing in order to ______

illustrate a point

Four patterns of organization are specifically effective for persuasive speeches on questions of policy. Which of the following set of answers identifies the four patterns of organization for speeches on questions of policy?

need for change, visualize the benefits of the plan, assess of practicality of change, take action in support of the plan

Most persuasive speeches deal with questions of policy. Persuasive speeches on questions of policy must address three basic issues. Which set of answers list the three basic issues?

need, plan, and practicality

when your general purpose is to ________, your goal is to win listeners over with your point of view

persuade

True or False: Speakers should try to include full sentences in their visual aids so that the audience can easily follow along with what is being said in the speech?

False

after hearing Pope Francis discuss the morality of climate change, Sofie decides to prepare speech on the relation between religious value and the environment. Knowing religious views are often the most passionate, she decides to give out a quick class survey to analyze the students' religious affiliation. According to your textbook, Sofie was conducting _______

a demographic audience analysis

After having trouble coming up with a speech topic, you decide to reference tour textbook for a few brainstorming methods. The method you decide to use asks you to generate a list of your own experiences, interests, hobbies, skills, and beliefs. According to your textbook, this method of brainstorming is known as ________

a personal inventory

when giving genuine, undivided attention to a speaker to understand their main points, you are participating in what kind of listening?

active listening

John is giving a speech about the historical development of the Apple computer. In what order should John organize his main points?

chronological

Int he introduction of her speech Mary stated "Although I am not a student at UTEP, I am a student at NMSU. We have had a long standing rivalry but we will all still have to pay for the same soda prices at the concession stands. The prices have increased to amounts that are just unaffordable for any college student. We need to take a stand against this." By doing this Mary was trying to ________

create a common ground

Persuasion is the process of ______________

creating, reenforcing, or changing people beliefs of actions

There are three types of plagiarism. Which answer best describes the three types?

global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism

Which type of visual aid would be most appropriate to show statistic trends and patterns?

graph

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about some severe weather phenomena that are common in some different regions of the US", you would probably organize your speech in ______ order

spatial or optical

If there is no clearly identified author for a document not he Internet, you should try to determine the ______ that is responsible for the document

sponsoring organization

A speaker giving a persuasive speech is working with the audience, what does the audience asses while listening to the speaker?

the speaker's credibility, delivery, supporting material, and reasoning

To prepare for your next speech, you decide to put together a short, formal questionnaire to get information about your audience. As a starting point, you refer to your textbook to remind yourself which types of questions to include. According to your book, which of these is not one of the three major types of questions to choose from when developing an audience-analysis questionnaire?

true our false questions

In an attempt to avoid stereotyping, Sofie realized that simply analyzing her peers' religious affiliation was not enough. Using a(n) _______ audience analysis, Sofie gained insight on the students' view towards the topic and had a better understanding of their interest, knowledge, and attitude towards religion and the environment

situational

how many points does the body of most speeches contain?

2 to 4

According to economists, what percentage of careers depend on using persuasion?

26%

Public speaking helps develop critical thinking skills. Which set of answers best describes the skills involved?

Asses strengths ans weaknesses of an argument, distinguishing fact from opinion judging Judging the credibility of sources, assessing the quality of evidence Discerning the relationships among ideas

There are seven elements of the speech communication process, which is not a part of the process?

Combine technical skills with personal enthusiasm

_________ is a type of delivery in which little or no preparation is involved

Impromptu speaking

The three types of credibility can change during the course of a speech. Which type of credibility is granted to a speaker before he or she stares to speak?

Initial credibility

Students should be allowed to look at textbooks during examinations. After all, surgeons have x-rays to guide them during an operation, lawyers have briefs to guide them during a trial, carpenters have blueprints to guide them when they're building a house. Why then shouldn't student be allowed to look at their textbook during an examination? This is an example of what type of fallacy?

Invalid analogy

Often a better approach than relying on emotionally charged language is to let emotional appeal grow naturally out of the context of your speech. The most effective way to do this is with vivid, richly textured examples that pull listeners into the speech. Which of the following is the best example of a vivid example?

Jason felt himself being pulled down into a whirlpool of depression

There are similarities in public speaking and everyday conversation. Which of the following are the similarities?

Organize thoughts logically, a specific message of the audience, telling a story, adapt to feedback from listeners

Ethical guidelines exist in public speaking as they do in other areas of life, which set of guidelines are in place for public speaking?

Public speakers goals are fully sound, they should be fully prepared for each speech they should be honest in what they saw, they should avoid name calling and other forms of abusive language

What type of outline is most wickedly recommended for extemporaneous speaking?

Speaking outline

According to your textbook, informative speeches are classified into main categories. The different kinds of informative speeches discussed are ____________

Speeches about objects, speeches about processes, speeches about events, and speeches about concepts

Since you will most likely not be able to persuade all of your audience which portion of the audience should you reach with your speech?

Target audience

There are three basic parts of a speech. Which is the longest and most important part of the speech?

The body

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between technical information and speaking to inform a general audience?

Use straight forward language to make technical ideas easy to grasp

In an effort to secure a conviction in a murder trial, a prosecutor appeals to the jury during closing argument to render a verdict of guilty base don't he factual evidence presented by he state during the trial. The prosecutor's closing argument is an example of what type of persuasive speech?

a persuasive speech that deals with questions of fact

A 50 year old murder case was solved and and the alleged suspect was tried and convicted of murder. Because there was no statute of limitations on murder, the state sought the death penalty. During the penalty phase closing arguments the defense attorney appealed to the jury to spare her client's life based on the argument that it would be cruel and unusual punishment and immoral to take a human life. This type of persuasive speech is an example of what type of speech?

a persuasive speech that deals with questions of value

Which of the following is not an example of informative speaking?

a scientists convincing colleagues to change their research focus

Which definition best describes ethics?

ethics if the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs

The three kinds of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are ________

examples, statistics, and testimony

"Should Donald Trump be our next president?" is a poorly phrased specific purpose statement because it ____________

is stated as a question, not as an infinitive phrase

What is the name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility?

logos

When visualizing you audience's response to your speech, which is not a degree of movement on the scale persuasion?

no opinion

Emotional appeals are intended to make listeners feel sad, angry, guilty, afraid, happy, proud, sympathetic, reverent, or the like. Aristotle referred to these emotional appeals as?

patos

Which kind of evidence needs to be shared ethically with the audience?

quotes, statistics, testimony, figures

The freshman English professor has never had a student fail in his class. Your older sister took his class and said it was really easy but a lot of work. The comments on FB have said that this professors class was really boring but easy to pass. You registered for this class because you knew it would be easy. This type of reasoning is _______

reasoning from specific instances

A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion is known as what?

red herring

What type of question do you answer mentally rather than out loud?

rhetorical

Repetition, alliteration, and parallelism are all examples of ________, or the pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words

rhythm

You are listening to presidential candidate Wilkes giving a speech about anti-immigration. The evidence he give to support his claims were taken from a website called gobacktoyourcountry.com. Why does the evidence used from this website not support Wilke's claims?

the evidence is from a biased source

What kind of information would be helpful to know about the audience before giving a persuasive speech about any?

their attitudes, beliefs, and values about the topic

After revealing a topic and gaining your audience's attention, why is it important to establish credibility at the beginning of a speech?

to be perceived as qualified