Chapter 8, 13 + quiz 5

Which of the following sentences contains a connotative meaning?

"The singer burst onto the country music scene."

Analogies force listeners to learn new information through memorization.

False

A word's connotative meanings can be very different from its denotative meanings.

True

For the best results, supporting materials in speeches should be varied.

True

Gender-specific terms include such words as chairman, congressman, and cleaning lady.

True

When a technical term is new to an audience, which of the following types of supporting materials most effectively enhances audience understanding?

definition

A speaker who says that gorillas, spider monkeys, and chimpanzees are endangered to support the claim that primate species are endangered is using which type of supporting material?

examples

An anecdote about a speaker's trip to the Congo would qualify as which type of supporting material?

narrative

The statement "As a speaker, Martin Luther King Jr. was powerful. Really powerful," demonstrates the principle of

repetition

Relative to written language, oral language tends to be

simpler