Chapter 16: Speaking to Persuade terms/ true and false
What are the five steps of Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
-Attention -Need -Satisfaction -Visualization -Action
Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking?
A lawyer arguing for the acquittal of her client
Which of the following statements is most clearly directed at the need issue in a persuasive speech on a question of policy?
Another part of the solution is to require licensing for all employees at tanning salons.
Which of the following statements is most clearly directed at the practicality issue in a persuasive speech on a question of policy?
Because this solution has worked in other states where it has been adopted, we can be confident that it will work here.
each main point explains why the speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other
Comparative Advantages Order
When using Monroe's motivated sequence to organize a persuasive speech on a question of policy, the action step should be placed in the
Conclusion
"To persuade my audience that eating yogurt prolongs human life" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of ____________.
Fact
"To persuade my audience to become regular blood donors" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech seeking passive agreement.
False
A persuasive speech on a question of fact is essentially the same as an informative speech.
False
Because persuasion aims to change the beliefs or actions of listeners, speaking to persuade is one of the few cases in which a speaker does not need to consider her or his ethical obligations.
False
Concentrating on the target audience means that a persuasive speaker can ignore the rest of the audience.
False
convinces the audience to take action in support of a given policy
Immediate Action
Whenever you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you need to
Justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria.
The mental give-and-take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
Mental Dialogue with the Audience
___________ is a five-step method of speech organization that follows the process of human thinking and leads the listener step by step to a desired action.
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
A 5 step method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action
Motivated Sequence
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. What are they?
Need, plan, and practicality
In a persuasive speech to gain ____________, the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of that policy.
Passive Agreement
convinces the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience ti take action in support of the policy
Passive Agreement
The process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions
Persuasion
what is speaker's plan to solve the problem with current policy?
Plan
A question of ____________ deals with whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Policy
Will the speaker's plan solve the problem? Will it create a new problem?
Practicality
What method of organization is used in a persuasive speech with the following main points? I. The problem of eating disorders affects more than four million Americans. II. The causes of eating disorders include peer pressure, fad diets, and the media's glamorization of thinness. III. An effective solution to eating disorders must address all three of these causes.
Problem-Cause-Solution
What method of organization is used in a persuasive speech with the following main points? I. Fraudulent charity fund-raising has become a widespread problem. II. The problem can be solved by a combination of government initiative and individual awareness.
Problem-Solution Order
A question about the truth or falsity of an assertion
Question of Fact
A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
Question of Policy
A question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action
Question of Value
Which of the following is the third step in Monroe's motivated sequence?
Satisfaction
The ____________ audience is the portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to
Target
The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
Target Audience
Persuasive speeches on questions of value are usually organized in
Topical Order
"To persuade my audience that Congress should revise the laws governing medical malpractice" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.
True
Monroe's motivated sequence is most useful for speeches that seek immediate action.
True
"To persuade my audience that discrimination on the basis of marital status is unfair" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of ___________.
Value
In the visualization step of Monroe's motivated sequence, the speaker
Visualizes the benefits of the speaker's solution to the problem.
ethical goal; ethical methods
ethics and persuation
is there a problem that requires change from current policy?
need
need, plan, practicality
policy issues
problem-solution, problem- cause- solution, comparative advantages, motivated sequence
policy organization