Comm Final Exam Questions
A persuasive speech should include:
All of the above (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
What of the following is no measured by demographics?
Attitudes
People motivated by ideals, but do not have lots of recourses are labeled by VALS Framework as
Believers
Which of the following is a characteristic shared by both informative and epideictic speech?
Both provide information on an event
In the linear model of communication the process of taking a message and giving it meaning is:
Decoding
Which type of speech generally uses the most emotional language and less logic?
Epideictic
In an outline if you have a "2" then you must have a "3"
False
The VALS Framework is designed to place people into categories based on demographic information
False
The last type of credibility= derived credibility
False
Moving from a specific evidence to general conclusion is using which type of reasoning
Inductive
What is the last stage of the persuasive process?
Integration
The notion that language is hierarchical means that:
Language place values of more and less on everything
Which of the following is not an element of an introduction in the outline?
Main Point
Which of the following isn't one of the four functions of rhetoric, according to Aristotle?
Manipulate messages
PowerPoints, some radio clips, and short interview taped with a shopkeeper is consider:
Multimedia presentation
Emotional appeal refers to a speakers use of
Pathos
Major difference between linear model of communication and transactional model of communication
People send and receive messages at the same time
The outline that lets you gather and organize information is what type?
Preperation
Professor is arguing the university should have a fixed final exam rule for faculty and students
Question of policy
Which of the following is an example of demographic data?
Religion
"Today I am going to describe to you terrain of the state of Texas." Which pattern will be used?
Spatial
Which is the following is not true?
Speaking outline uses full senetnces
After getting her general purpose statement done, Mary Allison knew she next needed to create;
Specific purpose statement
Which of the following is not a type of informative speech?
Speech about policy
Which of Cicero's five cannons of rhetoric deal with word choice?
Style
Preparation outlines use full sentences next to:
Symbols/outline notations
According to Aristotle which level of knowledge comes from person experiences?
Techne
A cross is a perfect is a perfect example of a condensation symbol
True
The conclusion is the speakers last chance to persuade
True
When a speaker introduces irrelevant material to change the subject= fallacy of red herring
True
