Chapter 5 SPCH

___________ is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.

Brainstorming

Although the specific purpose statement for a speech should not be phrased as a question, it is acceptable to phrase the central idea as a question.

False

The central idea of a speech is usually formulated before the specific purpose.

False

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "To persuade my audience that Congress should ban smoking in public places and increase spending for education."

It contains two unrelated ideas

Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "Why should the university raise tuition?"

It's expressed as a question

Identify the flaw in the following central idea for a speech: "Something should be done about global warming."

It's too vague

What is the central idea of a speech with the following main points? I. Isabel Baumfree was born into slavery in the state of New York during the 1790s. II. After undergoing a conversion experience and changing her name to Sojourner Truth, she began preaching during the 1840s. III. Over the next few decades, she became a celebrated speaker for various reform causes.

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, underwent a conversion experience, and became a speaker for various reform causes.

The central idea for a speech should be stated as a full sentence.

True

The ____________ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the main points of a speech.

central idea

When your general purpose is to ____________, you act as a teacher or lecturer.

inform

When you want to change or structure the attitudes of your audience, your general purpose is to ____________.

persuade

The ____________ is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

residual message

"To persuade my audience that the U.S. space program provides many important benefits to people here on earth" is an example of a(n)

specific purpose statement

The ____________ is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in her or his speech.

specific purpose statement