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"To persuade my audience that the federal government should ban all advertising for tobacco products" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a claim of policy.

True

As your textbook explains, academic databases are particularly useful for finding articles in scholarly journals.

True

Claims of policy deal with whether something should or should not be done.

True

Competence and character are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility.

True

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The United States is one of only four countries in the world with a minimum legal drinking age of 21. Clearly, then, we should change our drinking age.

Bandwagon

Adapting to audiences is one of the easiest tasks facing beginning speakers.

False

Because everyone knows that a persuasive speaker's goal is to influence the audience's beliefs or actions, questions of ethics are less important in persuasive speaking than in other kinds of speaking.

False

Claims of fact usually include the word "should."

False

To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a claim of fact.

False

Wikipedia is usually the only source you need when researching your speeches.

False

What are the five steps of Monroe's motivated sequence (and be sure to know the order)?

Grab attention, need, satisfaction, visualization & call to action.

What is the definition for the ad hominem fallacy?

Personal attack

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? We can either adopt a year-round school system or raise a nation of second-rate intellects.

either... or

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? If we encourage elementary school students to use computers in the classroom, they will spend less time reading books. As a result, they will fall way behind in developing reading, writing, and thinking skills. Pretty soon we will have a generation of illiterates on our hands

slippery slope

In her persuasive speech, Kari wants to generate emotional appeal to help convince her classmates to sign up as organ donors. According to your textbook, how can Kari create this emotional appeal?

use emotional language, develop vivid examples, speak with sincerity and conviction

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Councilman Stewart's recommendations for a wind farm might work, but do you want to take advice from a man who was caught cheating on his wife?

Ad hominem

• According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? There is no need to change our company's manufacturing process. Our assembly line has worked for the past 80 years, and it will work just fine for the next 80 years.

Appeal to tradition

• In most circumstances, you should keep your visual aids on display throughout your speech.

False

• The two major elements of logos are evidence and emotional appeal.

False

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? My Volkswagen constantly needs repairs, and so does my roommate's Toyota. We can see, then, that foreign cars are unreliable.

Hasty generalization

What are the ethical obligations that persuasive speakers are supposed to follow

Provide honest facts with integrity and without deception and distortion

Establishing common ground with an audience is especially important in the introduction of a persuasive speech.

True

Hasty generalization occurs when a speaker draws a general conclusion on the basis of too few specific instances or instances that are atypical.

True

In most circumstances, a speaker should avoid passing visual aids among the audience.

True

Monroe's motivated sequence is most appropriate for speeches that try to persuade listeners to take immediate action.

True

One of the reasons to use evidence when speaking to persuade is that it can enhance your credibility.

True

The either-or fallacy forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.

True

The process of audience analysis and adaptation affects every aspect of speech preparation from choosing a topic to delivering the speech.

True

The red herring fallacy is often referred to as a false dilemma.

True

To persuade my audience that cloning human beings is morally unjustifiable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a claim of value.

True

When speaking to persuade, you need to think of your speech as a kind of mental dialogue with your audience.

True

When you discuss a claim of policy, you must deal with three basic issues—need, plan, and practicality

True

• If you can't find the date on which a Web document was created or last modified, you are better off looking for a different source.

True

• The bandwagon fallacy assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.

True

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Of course I have a plan to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. But how can we worry about foreign oil when millions of Americans are out of work?

red herring