SPC 205 Unit 3 T

As long as the goal of your speech is ethically sound, it is acceptable to use any means necessary to achieve your goal.

False

The three kinds of plagiarism discussed in your textbook are

global plagiarism, patchwork plagiarism, and incremental plagiarism.

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?I always wear my blue sweater when I take an exam, but I couldn't find it yesterday. If I had worn it yesterday, I would not have flunked my accounting exam.

false cause

As your textbook explains, the primary purpose of speechmaking is to

gain a desired response from listeners.

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when a speaker copies word for word from two or three sources.

patchwork

As your textbook explains, a speaker who assembles a speech by copying word for word from two or three sources is committing what kind of plagiarism?

patchwork

"To persuade my audience that doctor-assisted suicide is morally acceptable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

value

According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to

All of the above

Audience adaptation is an important factor in which of the following?

All of these answers are correct.

To avoid plagiarism when using information from an Internet document in your speech, your textbook recommends that you keep a record of

All of these answers are correct.

Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech? #2

All of these answers are correct.

If you want to persuade a skeptical audience, which of the following is it most important for you to do in your speech?

Answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism.

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to avoid incremental plagiarism?

Both when taking notes, identify direct quotes, paraphrases, and your ideas and give credit to the sources of all the ideas you quote or paraphrase.

Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech? #1

Establish common ground with your audience.

Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true?

The same speaker can have high credibility for one audience and low credibility for another audience.

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

True

Evidence from competent, credible sources is more persuasive than evidence from biased or self-interested sources.

True

Incremental plagiarism occurs when a speaker uses quotations or paraphrases without citing the sources of the statements.

True

In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against

a set of ethical guidelines or standards.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?Councilman Stewart's recommendations for a wind farm might work, but do you want to take advice from a man who was caught cheating on his wife?

ad hominem

In her speech introduction, Kailyn asked, "Have you ever looked through old family photo albums and laughed at what people were wearing? Like many of you, I've noticed the changes in fashion and feared that my effort to look stylish today may eventually be a source of amusement to my future children." According to your textbook, by attempting to show her listeners why they should care about her topic, Kailyn was

adapting to her audience

If you were giving a speech to a general audience on the topic of Elvis Presley, the most important demographic factor to consider in analyzing your audience would probably be its

age

According to your textbook, when is it especially important for a persuasive speaker to establish common ground with the audience?

at the beginning of the speech

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Everyone runs red lights when they're in a hurry, so there's no reason I shouldn't do it, too.

bandwagon

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? There can't be anything wrong with cheating on exams if 75 percent of college students do it.

bandwagon

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.

causal reasoning

As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language

demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked.

As Amanda analyzed the audience for her speech about organic foods, she focused on such things as their gender, age, and cultural background. In doing so, she was engaging in ____________ audience analysis.

demographic

According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker produced by everything the speaker says or does during the speech itself is called

derived credibility

When giving a persuasive speech to an audience that opposes your point of view, it is especially important that you use ____________ to answer their objections to your views.

evidence

"To persuade my audience that the use of mobile communication devices by drivers—even when they are hands-free—is contributing to an increase in automobile accidents" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

fact

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

fact

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement?My Volkswagen constantly needs repairs, and so does my roommate's Mazda. We can see, then, that all foreign cars are unreliable.

hasty generalization

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?In high school I didn't have to study at all and I earned good grades in all my classes, so I'm sure I don't need to study to do well in my college classes.

invalid analogy

"To persuade my audience that the United States should devote more of its resources to ending world hunger" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

policy

"To persuade my audience that there should be tougher enforcement of laws to protect the victims of domestic abuse" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

policy

In a speech seeking to persuade his audience to donate blood, Ian explained how little time the donation process would take from their busy schedules. Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Ian address in this part of his speech?

practicality

The following set of main points for a persuasive speech on a question of policy follows which pattern of organization?I. A growing body of research shows that e-cigarettes pose a health risk to young people.II. The risk can be reduced by banning e-cigarette advertising and eliminating the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.

problem-solution

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 specific instances

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?Why should we worry about endangered animal species when thousands of people are killed in automobile accidents each year?

red herring

Luna wanted to convince the technology department at her company to install new accounting software. Some staff members supported the change, a few were opposed, and most were undecided. Luna realized that the undecided group was her ___________, so she focused most of her effort on them.

target audience

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

target audience

According to your textbook, which of the following is a factor in situational audience analysis?

the audience's attitude toward the topic

As your textbook explains, reasoning is

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

Adapting to audiences is one of the easiest tasks facing beginning speakers.

False

As the United States becomes more diverse, speakers no longer need to be sensitive to issues of race, ethnicity, and cultural background in public speaking.

False

Because persuasion is such a complex process, juggling statistics and quoting out of context to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches to persuade.

False

It is necessary for a public speaker to identify his or her source whether the speaker is paraphrasing or quoting verbatim.

True

When speaking to persuade, you should try to anticipate places where the audience might object and then answer the objections in your speech.

True

According to your textbook, which of the following is a demographic characteristic of a speech audience?

attitude toward the speaker