SPEECH FINAL

what is persuasive speaking?

A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. The speech is arranged in such a way as to hopefully cause the audience to accept all or part of the expressed view.

In her persuasive speech, Kari wants to generate emotional appeal to help convince her classmates to sign up as organ donors. According to your textbook, how can Kari create this emotional appeal?

Use emotional language, develop vivid examples and speak with sincerity and conviction

how do you incorporate visual aids into a speech?

Use visual aids sparingly. Make your visual aids visible to the entire audience. Talk to the audience, not to your visual aids. Avoid laser pointers. Explain the content of the visual aid when you first show it. When you finish with the visual aid, remove it, cover it, or turn it off. Limit the amount of material on any one visual aid. Avoid clip art from well-known sources. Be prepared to give your presentation without your visual aids.

what are the five steps of monroe's motivated sequence? (In the correct order)

1. attention 2. need 3. satisfaction 4. visualization 5. action.

what is a good way incorporate visual aids into a speech?

A good way to clarify statistical trends is to use visual aids to present statistics

how is persuasive speaking different than informative speaking?

An informative speech aims to inform the audience about a specific topic. A persuasive speech aims to persuade the audience to perform a certain action or convince the audience to adopt the belief or opinion of the speaker. Many speeches will combine features of informative and persuasive speeches.

what is the definition for the ad hominem fallacy?

Attacking the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself, when the attack on the person is completely irrelevant to the argument the person is making.

what are the ethical obligations that persuasive speakers are supposed to follow?

Be fully prepared for your speech make sure goals are ethically sound be honest in what you say avoid name-calling and other abusive language put ethical principles into practice

T or F: In most circumstances, you should keep your visual aids on display throughout your entire speech

False

T or F: Questions of fact usually include the word "should"

False

T or F: Wikipedia is usually the only source you need when researching your speeches

False

what error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? My volkswagen constantly needs repairs, and so does my roommates toyota. We can see, then, that foreign cars are unreliable.

Hasty Generalization

regardless of whether your aim is to encourage passive agreement or immediate action, you must deal with what three basic issues whenever you discuss a question of policy?

Need, Plan, Practicality

what does the textbook suggest a speaker do to enhance their credibility in a persuasive speech?

Speakers can enhance their credibility by explaining their competence, establishing common ground with the audience, and delivering speeches fluently, expressively, and with conviction.

T or F: If you cant find the date on which a web document was created or last modified, you are better off looking for a different source

True

T or F: In most circumstances, a speaker should avoid passing visual aids among the audience

True

what does audience-centeredness mean?

a type of communication where a speaker analyzes the audience to determine the content, language usage and listener expectations. It allows effective communication because the speaker can tailor messages to the needs of the listener. Being audience-centered means putting the audience at the center of your presentation. Audiences respond to presentations that make sense, are relevant to them, reflect careful research and also sound interesting.

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 cheating on his wife?

ad hominem

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? There is no need to change our company's manufacturing process. Our assembly line has worked for the past 80 years, and it will work just fine for the next 80 years.

appeal to tradition

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The United States is one of only four countries in the world with a minimum drinking age of 21. Clearly, then, we should change our drinking age

bandwagonning

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? We can either adopt a year-round school system or raise a nation of second-rate intellects

either-or

T or F: "To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact

false

T or F: Adapting to audiences is one of the easiest tasks facing beginning speakers

false

T or F: Because everyone knows that a persuasive speakers goal is to influence the audiences beliefs or actions , questions of ethics are less important in persuasive speaking than in other kinds of speaking

false

T or F: The red herring fallacy is often referred to as a false dilemma

false

T or F: The two major elements of logos are evidence and emotional appeal

false

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

monroe's motivated sequence

when should you display visual aid?

only when you speak about it, and where everyone can see it

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Of course i have a plan to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. But how can we worry about foreign oil when millions of Americans are out of work?

red herring

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? If we encourage elementary school students to use computers in the classroom, they will spend less time reading books. As a result, they will fall way behind in developing reading, writing, and thinking skills. Pretty soon we will have a generation of illiterates on our hands.

slippery slope

What information needs to be included in a source citation

the title, author, date and the author's credentials or title of publication

T or F : When you discuss a question of policy, you must deal with three basic issues- need, plan, and practicality

true

T or F: "To persuade my audience that cloning human beings is morally unjustifiable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value

true

T or F: "To persuade my audience that the federal government should ban all advertising for tobacco products" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy

true

T or F: As your textbook explains, academic databases are particularly useful for finding articles in scholarly journals

true

T or F: Competence and character are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility

true

T or F: Establishing common ground with an audience is especially important in the introduction of a persuasive speech

true

T or F: Hasty generalization occurs when a speaker draws a general conclusion on the basis of too few specific instances or instances that are atypical

true

T or F: Monroe's motivated sequence is most appropriate for speeches that try to persuade listeners to take immediate action

true

T or F: One of the reasons to use evidence when speaking to persuade is that it can enhance your credibility

true

T or F: Questions of policy deal with whether something should or should not be done

true

T or F: The bandwagon fallacy assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable

true

T or F: The either-or fallacy forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist

true

T or F: The process of audience analysis and adaptation affects every aspect of speech preparation from choosing a topic to delivering the speech

true

T or F: When speaking to persuade, you need to think of your speech as a kind of mental dialogue with your audience

true