SPC1017 Final Test

T/F 17. Research has shown that speakers with high initial credibility need to use more evidence than speakers with low credibility.

False

T/F 22. Research shows that skeptical listeners are more likely to be persuaded by evidence they are already familiar with, than by evidence that is new to them.

False

T/F 28. According to your textbook, when reasoning from specific instances in a persuasive speech a speaker must present the specific instances before stating the conclusion the specific instances are meant to prove.

False

T/F 6. The credibility of a speaker before she or he starts to speak is called derived credibility.

False

T/F 9. Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the start of the speech.

False

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

d. All of the above

Name and discuss the types of noises that interfere with message reception.

Physical, psychological, semantic, and physiological

Name and discuss any four forms of communication in a cultural context.

Physical, social-psychological, temporal, cultaral

T/F 10. Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the end of the speech.

True

T/F 27. Reasoning from specific instances involves progressing from a number of particular facts to a general conclusion.

True

T/F 37. The following is an example of reasoning from principle: All infringements on the right of free expression are unconstitutional. Limitations on the lyrics of popular songs are infringements on the right of free expression. Therefore, the lyrics of popular songs are unconstitutional.

True

T/F 60. Regardless of whether a persuasive speaker uses emotional appeal she or he should always build the speech on a firm foundation of facts and logic.

True

T/F 8. Derived credibility refers to the credibility of the speaker produced by everything she or he says and does during the speech itself.

True

63. To create common ground with an audience in the introduction of a persuasive speech, your textbook recommends that you

a. Show the audience that you share their values

72. According to your textbook research has shown

c. Speakers can enhance their credibility by delivering the speeches fluently and expressively

65. Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true?

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