coms exam pt.2

if you wanted to show the rise and fall of the different stock markets, which type of visual aid would you probably use a. bar graph b. line graph (X) c. pie graph d. tree chart e. A and B

A and B

if you wanted to demonstrate the comparative spending of the United States and Canada on four different kinds of social services, which type of visual aid would you probably use a. bar graphs (X) b. drawing graphs c. line graphs d. A and C only e. pie graphs

A and C only

which of the following are instances of informative speaking a. a business manager reporting on next year's budget b. a pastor urging parishioners to give to a building fund c. a teacher lecturing about methods of speech organization d. all the above e. A and C only

A and C only

the policy persuasion structure that has a main point devoted to visualizing the benefits of the solution for the audience is

Monroe's motivated sequence

which organization pattern is the "best" for persuasive speeches that seek immediate action by listeners

Monroe's motivated speech

"to inform my audience about Einstein's theory of relativity" is a thesis statement for an informative speech about

a concept

"She is a beautiful flower" is an example of

a metaphor

"She is like a beautiful flower" is an example of

a simile

in which situation would a speaker be most likely to read from a manuscript

a speech intended to be "on the record"

in a informative speech, the speaker acts as

a teacher

the role of the persuasive speaker is to

advocate

Visual aids are often helpful to a speaker because they can a. enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas b. make information more interesting to listeners c. help listeners retain a speaker's ideas d. all the above e. A and B only

all the above

good speech delivery a. is audience-centered b. does not call attention to itself c. does not distract the audience d. all the above e. A and B only

all the above

in a persuasive speech, a speaker must be concerned with the audience's a. experience with the topic b. beliefs about the topic c. knowledge of the topic d. all the above e. A and B only

all the above

___________________ is the repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words. It's used to paint word pictures

alliteration

"to inform my audience about the fall of the Berlin wall" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about

an event

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for you country" is an example of

antithesis

when used as visual aids in a speech, computer-generated graphics

are often presented as power point slides

"Post hoc, ergo prompter hoc" meaning "after this, therefore because of this," is a fallacy associated with ________________ reasoning

causal

a speech that is fully prepared in advanced but that is delivered from a brief set of notes or speaking outline is called a(n) _________ speech

extemporaneous

the connotative meaning of a word is

figurative or contextual meaning of the word

when a speaker draws a conclusion based on little or no evidence, they have employed which fallacy of reasoning

hasty generalization

according to the text and lecture, the ________ speaker delivers a speech with little or no immediate prepartion

impromptu

variation in pitch or tone of a speaker's voice are called

inflections

events, concepts, objects and processes are types of what speech

informative

the denotative meaning of a word is

its literal or dictionary definition

which of the following does the text and lecture present as a guideline for preparing visual aids a. keep visual aids simple b. include a minimum of three fonts c. write words in capital letters d. all the above e. A and C only

keep visual aid simple

the study of nonverbal human communication is called

kinesics

a disfluency is the incorrect use of a. articulation b. pitch c. inflection d. rate e. none of the above

none of the above

a public speaker who frequently says "uh, er," or "um" is failing to make effective use of

pauses

a _____________ graph is best suited for illustrating simple distribution patterns

pie

persuasive speech on questions of _________________ argue for a workable and practical solutions and motivate the audience to action

policy

a _____________ speech presents a chronological series of actions that leads to a specific result or product

process

according to your text and lecture, saying "dunno" instead of "don't know" is an error in/of - should be articulation but "correct" answer is pronunciation

pronunciation

Three types of persuasive speeches

proposition of fact, value, and policy

That part of the audience a speaker most wants to persuade is called the

target audience

value arguments use which organizational structure

topical

what does your text and lecture advise, regarding the ethical use of emotional appeals in a persuasive speech

use of emotional appeals to supplement your evidence and reasoning

"to persuade my audience that the death penalty is moral, ethical, and just" is a thesis statement for a persuasive speech of a question of

value

rate, pitch, volume, articulation, pronunciation and inflection are all _________ aspects of delivery

verbal

according to your text and lecture, the most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning in a persuasive speech is

whether the two cases being compared are essentially alike