DC Speech CPHS Final

Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a guideline for a speech of introduction?

Make sure your remarks about the main speaker are completely accurate.

When giving an informative speech, you should take special care to

translate technical information into everyday language.

As your textbook explains, when giving a commemorative speech, a speaker should take care to

avoid falling back on clichés and trite sentiments.

There can't be anything wrong with cheating on exams if 75 percent of college students do it.

bandwagon

At the annual field hockey banquet, Olivia is introducing the coach, a woman who is well known by everyone in the room. According to your textbook, the best way for Olivia to create a sense of anticipation and drama in her speech of introduction is to

be creative by learning about the coach and casting her in a new light.

When reasoning from specific instances, a persuasive speaker should be especially careful to avoid the fallacy of

hasty generalization.

Regardless of whether your aim is to encourage passive agreement or immediate action, you must deal with three basic issues whenever you discuss a question of policy. They are

need, plan, and practicality.

According to your textbook, people are persuaded by a speaker, in part, because

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According to your textbook, the aims of an informative speech include

All of these answers are correct.

According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to

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According to your textbook, which of the following statements about online public speaking is (are) true?

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According to your textbook, which of the following would be an effective backup plan for a real-time online speech?

All the answers are correct.

Jessica Ryland is going to present a real-time online speech to the City Council explaining her designs for a downtown hotel and conference center. According to your textbook, which of the following should she remember to do?

All the answers are correct.

Which of the following statements about online public speaking is true?

Online audiences have more sources of distraction than do in-person audiences.

According to your textbook, listeners are persuaded by a speaker for one or more of four major reasons. Which of the following is among those reasons?

The audience is won over by the speaker's evidence.

What does it mean to say that a speech of introduction should be "adapted to the main speaker"?

The speech should avoid creating discomfort for the main speaker.

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

a business manager reporting on next year's budget

Which of the following is an example of a commemorative speech?

a speech honoring Martin Luther King's life and legacy at the opening event for the campus-wide Martin Luther King Day observance

When Horace Engdahl delivered a speech at the Stockholm Concert Hall explaining why Bob Dylan was receiving the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, what kind of speech did Engdahl deliver?

a speech of presentation

Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?

a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read

Myenne is part of a problem-solving small group in her speech class. When the group was deciding how best to go about its work, Myenne suggested that group members work in pairs, with each pair tackling one of the main issues facing the group. According to your textbook, what kind of leadership need did Myenne's action fulfill?

a task need

Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking?

a volunteer convincing a group of citizens to sign a petition

According to your textbook, a speech in which an individual gives thanks for a gift or award is termed a(n)

acceptance speech.

Which of the following is a maintenance need of a problem-solving small group?

easing interpersonal tensions among group members

All of the following are discussed in your textbook as elements of the visual environment of an online speech except

editing

What contemporary researchers term credibility, Aristotle termed

ethos

As explained in your textbook, "To inform my audience about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

event.

As explained in your textbook, a group member to whom other members defer because of her or his rank or expertise is called a(n)

implied leader.

In high school I didn't have to study at all and I earned good grades in all my classes, so I'm sure I don't need to study to do well in my college classes.

invalid analogy

According to your textbook, which of the following is a task need of a problem-solving small group?

keeping the group from going off on a tangent

"To persuade my audience that they should adopt a program of regular exercise" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

policy

Persuasive speeches on questions of __________ argue for or against particular courses of action.

policy

If you give a persuasive speech advocating a change in policy, your main points often will fall naturally into __________ order.

problem-solution

According to your textbook, the most common decision-making process used by problem-solving small groups is called the

reflective-thinking method.

If you were giving an informative speech describing the different parts of the Forbidden City in China, you would probably arrange the speech in __________ order.

spatial

A speaker introducing the president of a university to an audience of prospective students and their families will best accomplish this goal by

summarizing the president's major accomplishments at the university.

In an informative speech, the speaker acts as a(n)

teacher.

According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech is called ____________ credibility.

terminal

"To persuade my audience that the use of social media to perform experiments on people's behavior without their consent is unethical" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

value

The specific purpose for Yaoling's persuasive speech is "To persuade my audience that humans have an ethical responsibility to prevent the extinction of animal species." According to your textbook, Yaoling is speaking on a question of

value

As explained in your textbook, the leadership needs faced by all problem-solving small groups include

All of these answers are correct.

As explained in your textbook, which of the following is a characteristic of a small group?

All of these answers are correct.

As your textbook explains, when you give a speech of introduction, you should be sure to adapt your remarks to the

All of these answers are correct.

Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a good way to adjust the pacing of an online speech?

Use visual aids????

According to your textbook, which of the following is a responsibility of every member in a problem-solving small group?

Work to keep the group's discussion on track.

Which of the following statements about real-time online speeches is (are) true?

You should talk directly into the webcam as if you were making eye contact with an audience right in front of you.

According to your textbook, the main purpose of a speech of presentation is to present

a gift or an award to the recipient.

As chair of the student advisory committee, Devan began the meeting by distributing the agenda and minutes from the last meeting. According to your textbook, what kind of leadership need did Devan's action fulfill?

a procedural need

The __________ is the obligation of a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary.

burden of proof

According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are

competence and character.

The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of

fact, value, and policy.

Evidence and reasoning are the two major elements of persuasion that Aristotle called

logos.

As explained in your textbook, one of the defining traits of a small group is that

members of the group assemble for a specific purpose.

"To inform my audience about the major parts of a motion-picture camera" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

object.

As your textbook explains, in an online speech almost every aspect of the speech communication process can be affected by the

online environment.

To inform my audience about the steps in creating a rooftop garden" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

process.

To inform my audience how to prepare for a backpacking expedition" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

process.

As defined by your textbook, a _________ online speech is one that has been created specifically for an audience that will view it online as it is being delivered.

real-time

In her speech on chewing tobacco, Catherine made the following argument: To be effective, laws governing chewing tobacco sales to minors must be enforced and must have adequate penalties for people who violate the law. My proposal will significantly increase both enforcement provisions and penalties for violators. Therefore, my plan will be effective. What kind of reasoning did Catherine use?

reasoning from principle

As defined by your textbook, a(n) _________ online speech is delivered, recorded, and then uploaded to the Internet.

recorded