Test #4

value

"To persuade my audience that cheating on schoolwork is never justified" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

low initial credibility

A local landlord with a reputation for failing to return security deposits at the end of a lease has been invited to present his viewpoint at a meeting of the local tenants' union. To everyone's surprise, the landlord accepts the invitation despite the fact that he will be facing an audience with a decidedly negative view of his integrity. What factor will the landlord have to overcome if his speech is to have any chance of being persuasive?

fact

A persuasive speech exploring the truth or falsity of an assertion is known as a speech on a question of

competence

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

anological reasoning

According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following passage?Trying to prevent the use of drugs by criminalizing them is like trying to prevent the use of alcohol through Prohibition in the 1920s—doomed to failure from the beginning. History should have taught us by now that when people want something badly enough, they will find a way to get it, whether it is legal or not.

reasoning from specific instances

According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following statement?Last summer, a five-year-old boy in Seattle was killed by his brother when the two were playing with their father's gun. Last month, four-year-old Dylan Jackson accidentally killed himself after finding a loaded gun at a friend's home during a birthday party. In Tampa, Florida, a two-year-old shot himself in the chest with a pistol left in the family couch. Clearly, children in America are at risk from gun accidents.

reasoning from principle

According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following statement?Providing a quality education is one of the fundamental responsibilities of any nation. Thousands of American students are stuck in poor-performing schools that barely provide minimal skills. Therefore, the United States is failing to fulfill one of its fundamental obligations as a nation.

object

As explained by your textbook, "To inform my audience about the role of 1940s actress Hedy Lamarr in the development of cell phone technology" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)

translate technical information into everyday language.

As explained in your textbook, when giving an informative speech, you should take special care to

the process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

As your textbook explains, reasoning is

Monroe's motivated sequence

Because it follows the process of human thinking,__________ is particularly useful for organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action.

Yes. She should have displayed blank slides between the photographs.

Gillian prepared beautiful photographs in Keynote to illustrate various parts of her speech about the Grand Canyon. When Gillian finished explaining each photograph, she left it on the screen for her audience to study until it was time for the next slide. Did Gillian make any mistakes in her use of visual aids?

plan

Hector's persuasive speech contained the following statement: Reducing the problem of bullying will require a combination of measures. To begin with, school personnel need to be trained to recognize the signs of bullying and to respond appropriately. In addition, students need to be reminded that bullying is everybody's problem and that every student has a responsibility to report it to school officials. Finally, parents and teachers need to know how to empower students with appropriate ways to respond when they find themselves victims of bullying. Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Hector address in this excerpt?

lie graph

If you wanted to show the changes over the last 10 years in the number of people who get their news from newspapers and the number of people who get their news from the Internet, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a

topical

If your specific purpose statement were "To inform my audience about the major kinds of dog breeds," you would probably organize your speech in__________ order.

hasty generalization

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?French movies are all dull. I saw three of them last semester in my film class and couldn't stay awake through a single one.

concept

"To inform my audience of recent theories about the functions of sleep" is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n)

fact

"To persuade my audience that long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields can cause serious health problems" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

policy

"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

need

Julio's persuasive speech contained the following statement:Although shortages of prescription drugs have declined between 2011 and 2018, these shortages are still harming patients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In a 2018 survey of emergency physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians found that 9 out of 10 of these physicians face shortages of drugs in their emergency departments. Emergency physicians explain that when these drugs are not available, they must use second-best options, which are often less effective.Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Julio address in this excerpt?

false cause

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? The New England Journal of Medicine has discovered that countries that consume the most chocolate have produced over time the greatest number of Nobel Prize winners. Therefore, if you want to increase your chances of winning a Nobel Prize, you should eat plenty of chocolate.

causual reasoning

What kind of reasoning is exemplified in the following statement? According to a study by the University of Michigan, married men in the United States earn an average of 31 percent more money than unmarried men. It seems clear, then, that for many men being married is a major factor in financial success.

so everyone in the room can see it.

When using a visual aid in a speech, you should display the aid

Establish common ground with your audience.

Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech?

a pie graph

While working on his speech, Elliot decided to use a visual showing the proportions of the U.S. federal budget spent in four major areas—defense, entitlement programs, nonentitlement programs, and miscellaneous spending. What type of visual aid should he use?