Unit 3: English
debate
a discussion about a public issue in which opposing viewpoints are presented
logical fallacy
a false conclusion reached by a false deductive argument
A typeface is ______________.
a group of fonts
team
a number of persons associated in some joint action
storyboard
a pictorial display of a plan of scenes for a multimedia presentation
multimedia presentation
a presentation that utilizes different media to deliver a writer's message
fact
a reality or truth
vested interest
a special concern about maintaining or influencing a condition, arrangement, or action, especially for selfish ends
hasty generalization
a statement based upon a few facts and examples made too quickly about all members of a certain class or an indefinite part of that class
The main purpose of a team is to ___________.
accomplish a goal
Listening is a(n) _________ endeavor.
active
Listening is not a passive endeavor but a(n) _________ one.
active
Individuals or companies that place ads alongside media messages that might have a vested interest in media messages are _________.
advertisers
A vested interest might be a personal preference, a political _____ , or a financial situation that involves the gain or loss of _____.
agenda money
consistency
agreement or harmony among the parts of a complex entity
Uncertainty that might arise in teamwork is __________.
ambiguity
deductive argument
an argument based upon deduction from accepted premises
layout
an arrangement of elements
non sequitur
an inference that should not logically follow the premises set forth in a debate
A layout is a planned _________ of elements.
arrangement
critique
assess, review, criticize, or analyze critically
When a speechwriter chooses words, he needs to: always consider the _____________ characteristics
audience's
A discussion about a public issue in which opposing viewpoints are presented is a(n) ____________.
debate
Both premises and conclusions are written in _____________- sentences
declarative
Team members need to be selfless and ___________.
dedicated
Deciding that if A is a clue, then B is the result is ____________.
deduction
A(n) _______________ is one in which there are premises and a conclusion that is deduced in a logical manner.
deductive argument
A(n) __________________ is made up of one or more declarative sentences or propositions.
deductive argument
When premises and a conclusion are deduced in a logical manner, it is a(n) ____________.
deductive argument
A speaking style that is dependent upon the words the writer chooses is ___________.
diction
A writer's word choice is ________________.
diction
Both the level of formality and _________ affect a speech's syntax.
diction
How a speaker enunciates her words and with what feelings is ______________.
diction
A serif typeface is _________ to read; it has a more old-fashioned appearance and therefore, is more serious looking than a sans serif typeface
easier
If a writer's purpose is to _____________, the level of audience sophistication determines the level of formality.
entertain
If you utter the word bamboozled (bam-BOO-zuhld), which means "to deceive or get the better of" as "BA-boo-zuhld," then you have not _________ the word well and may confuse your audience.
enunciated
Clearly pronounces words is _______________.
enunciates
During her speech, your classmate constantly slurred her words; you did not grade her highly on her __________.
enunciation
The degree of objectivity in coverage of an event is _________ to the coverage's dependability.
equal
If a writer's purpose is to ____________, the level of audience knowledge determines the level of formality.
explain
If the purpose of the writer is to _____________, the level of audience sympathy determines the level of formality.
express
By establishing _____ _____ with an audience member or members, you will feel more relaxed and have less _____ _____ while you are speaking.
eye contact stage fright
A reality or truth is a(n) ________________.
fact
a certainty
fact
proven in numerous sources
fact
remains the same
fact
Because her high school speech was peppered with words like rubefacient and shibboleth, she did not examine her level of _________________ well.
formality
Being formal or following rules is ________________.
formality
Closely following the rules of English diction, grammar, and syntax is _________.
formality
The ____________ of a media message is the condition or quality of following traditional roles.
formality
When a speechwriter chooses words, he needs to: examine the level of _________________.
formality
All members of a team need to work towards a common _________
goal
A high degree of objectivity in coverage translates into _________ dependability of coverage.
high
diction
how a speaker enunciates words and the feeling he communicates them with
To help a team achieve its goals, team members need to offer _________ supported by evidence.
ideas
Photos or illustrations are _________ media might use.
images
Words, images, graphics, and sounds whisk the audience member to the scene, thereby making the communication of the message or the media meaning seem _____________________.
immediate
You reflect your understanding of a speech by framing relevant, insightful ______________.
inquiries
A multimedia presentation needs a logical structure because it will help _________ the different media involved.
integrate
To ensure that the different media that make up a multimedia presentation all work together, a writer must smoothly _________ them.
integrate
If a radio talk show host announces words and then includes the sounds to back up or support his words, he is ____________________ the audience members' feelings about his subject and the media meanings.
intensifying
The different forms of a multimedia presentation include a video, a slide show, or a(n) _________ website.
internet
If you wanted a more serious-appearing yet more readable alphabet, numerals, and punctuation marks, you would choose a(n) _________ typeface for a media message.
serif
A typeface with line extensions is _________________.
serif typeface
The extents of research are _____________________ for media than they are for traditional texts.
smaller
The different images/graphics or "scenes" are drawn to a(n) _________ to help plan a multimedia presentation.
storyboard
The drawing of a _________ for a multimedia presentation depicts the different images or "scenes."
storyboard
The rules for the construction of sentences from words is called __________.
syntax
The study of how words are joined in phrases and sentences is _________.
syntax
Listing the various positions of a speech and the evidence supporting them in a(n) _________ is a good way to analyze what they are.
table
coverage
the extent of the reporting of events
objectivity
the state or quality of being objective
syntax
the study of sentence structure
Presentation ____________________ are shorter for media than for traditional texts.
timelines
The three reasons media messages about cultural views are different from the messages traditional texts deliver about cultural views are: (1) different presentation _____ (2) different extents of _____, and (3) different ranges of _____.
timelines research perspectives
integrate
to bring together or incorporate parts into a whole
refute
to prove an opinion or charge to be false or erroneous
When you are the member of a team, you need to _________ the different positions taken by other team members.
tolerate
A writer's attitude towards his topic and audience is ____________.
tone
Journal articles, research papers, and books are all types of ______________.
traditional texts
nominalization
transforming of an adjective, adverb, or verb into a noun or pronoun
Awkward syntax in a speech makes it harder for an audience to _________ the message.
understand
The audience of a multimedia presentation needs to _________ the information.
understand
All the parts of a multimedia presentation need to fit together; they need to be cohesive or _________.
unified
The addition of images, graphics, and sounds to media messages _________ the messages.
verifies
If an Internet website builder writes words and then includes photos, diagrams, and recordings to back up or support his words, he is _________ the original communication technique.
verifying
A special concern about keeping a situation the same or influencing a condition, arrangement, or action, notably for selfish reasons is a(n) ____________.
vested interest
A multimedia presentation may be in the form of a _____, a slide show, or an _____ website
video Internet
When a speechwriter chooses words, he needs to: avoid being a ________________ showoff
vocabulary
Since your classmate used words like indomitable, you might say she was being a(n) __________.
vocabulary showoff
In the script of a multimedia presentation are the _________ the narrator uses.
words
varies, depending upon the source
opinion
weaker
opinion
If an audience is ___________ to the writer's purpose of persuasion, the level of formality should be lower than if the audience is interested.
opposed
Individuals or corporations that have a financial stake in media and might have a vested interest in media messages are ____________.
owners
As a team member, you also need to exhibit _________ as sometimes it takes time to agree on ideas and accomplish tasks.
patience
_________ is a quality a team member should exhibit.
patience
People employed by media that might have a vested interest in media messages are _______________.
personnel
When you analyze a speech, you should determine the speaker's ________
point of view
An audience member of a political debate needs to be unbiased, which is the opposite of _________________.
prejudiced
The first thing you are told in a debate is that facts have proved that 99 percent of firefighters like fighting fires: It is a true ________.
premise
enunciates
pronounces words
To refute is to _________________.
prove to be false or erroneous
Presenting a speech is part of the fifth step of the writing process. This step is _________.
publish
In writing a media message, the ___________ of a writer might be to explain, express, entertain, or persuade.
purpose
The goal or _____________ of a speech may be to explain, express, entertain, or persuade.
purpose
Once a word is placed in a sentence, it has a relationship with the other words or a particular __________.
role
A typeface that does not have line extensions upon its letters is termed a(n) _________ typeface.
sans serif
A _________ contains the words of information for a narrator and the sounds in a multimedia presentation.
script
Team members need to be _________, patient, and dedicated.
selfless
Serif typefaces are frequently used in newspapers and magazines, while sans serif typefaces are used on _____ web sites and in _____.
Internet advertisements
objective
based on facts; not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; unbiased
Diction dictates word ________________.
choice
If a speaker's message has clearness, then it has __________________.
clarity
An appealing layout helps media deliver enhanced and _________ messages to its audiences.
clearer
clarity
clearness of understanding
If a speaker's message contains unity or consistency, then it has ___________________.
coherence
Besides being understandable, it is especially important that a multimedia presentation be _________ or unified.
cohesive
At the end of a debate, you are told firefighters like their jobs: It is a(n) ______________.
conclusion
formality
condition or quality of being formal; following rules
Preparing your written speech and practicing it will give you the _________ you need when you step up to the podium.
confidence
Using words with positive _______________ to create an optimistic style OR words with negative ones to create a pessimistic style.
connotations
When a speechwriter chooses words, he needs to: contemplate ______________ meanings
connotative
The reporting of events is ___________.
coverage
A social group's attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and goals are its _________________ views.
cultural
_________________ are the attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and goals of a social group.
cultural views
a belief that rests on insufficient grounds to produce complete certainty
opinion
logic
investigation of the principles governing a correct or reliable inference
Techniques media use for communication include words, typefaces, images, _________, _________, and sounds
layouts graphics
If during a deductive argument, true or false premises lead to a false conclusion, then a(n) ______________has been created.
logical fallacy
f the conclusion of a debate was "Firefighters hate fighting fires," then you should think that a(n) _________ has been created.
logical fallacy
A low degree of objectivity in coverage translates into _________ dependability of the coverage of an event.
low
If you want to draw your audience in, you should ______________.
make a purposeful gesture
media
means of communication—the Internet, radio, television, newspapers, and magazines—that reach or influence audiences widely and quickly
multilayered media
media that employ all of the communication techniques—words, images, graphics, layouts, and sounds—to present information to audiences
A _____ speaking rate and _____ will help you to not speak too quickly or too slowly, or too loudly or too softly.
modulated volume
swayed
moved or inclined to one side or in a particular direction
Media that uses a variety of communication techniques are ___________.
multilayered
Using words, images, graphics, and sounds is key to producing a(n) _________ presentation.
multimedia
A(n) __________ incorporates words, images, graphics, or sounds
multimedia presentation
Changing adjectives, adverbs, or verbs to nouns or pronouns is __________________.
nominalization
When a speechwriter chooses words, he needs to: refrain from ____________________.
nominalization
Your classmate used the noun rationalization, instead of the verb rationalize in her speech. She is guilty of ___________.
nominalization
unbiased
not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial
During a speech, it is advisable to take ____________.
notes
When you listen to a speech, you can increase your listening skills through the taking of ________.
notes
A(n) _________ media report is based upon facts and is not influenced by personal feelings or possible financial gain.
objective
A belief or judgment that rests on insufficient grounds to produce complete certainty is a(n) ________________.
opinion
If a debater said, "I believe that firefighters are courageous," she has presented a(n) ____________.
opinion