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The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution.

Bill of Rights

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

Ethics

In a preparation outline, main points are identified by capital letters.

False

In a preparation outline, you should state your main points in brief phrases.

False

Listeners usually find generalizations more interesting and convincing than specific statements.

False

One key to successful speaking is determining which audiences are worthy of your best efforts to communicate your ideas.

False

When selecting a title for your speech, you should avoid phrasing it as a question.

False

______ is the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.

Name-calling

Below is a main point, a subpoint, and two sub-subpoints from a preparation outline about acoustical engineering. Which is the subpoint?

Noise control is an issue both for indoor and outdoor settings.

A preparation outline should include

a specific purpose statement a central idea connectives

Audience-centeredness involves keeping your audience foremost in mind

at every step of speech preparation and presentation.

Mayor Kathleen Baldwin has been asked to address the Wakefield Community Association about the issue of constructing a swimming pool in the neighborhood. The most important factor Baldwin should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its

attitude toward the topic.

A speech title should

be brief. encapsulate the main thrust of your speech. attract the attention of your audience.

Because speechmaking is a form of power, it carries with it heavy ______ responsibilities

ethical

Weighing a potential course of action against a set of standards or guidelines.

ethical decisions

The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

ethics

A(n) ____________ is a specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like.

example

According to your textbook, a(n) ____________ example is a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.

extended

Because listeners recognize that public speakers are promoting their self-interest, it is acceptable for speakers to alter evidence.

false

In most cases, statistics speak for themselves and do not require a lot of explanation when used in a speech.

false

It is only necessary for a speaker to identify his or her source when quoting verbatim—not when paraphrasing.

false

Listeners usually find generalizations more interesting and convincing than specific statements.

false

Protecting a speaker's freedom to express his or her ideas implies agreement with those ideas.

false

The larger an audience becomes, the greater is the speaker's ethical responsibility to be fully prepared.

false

The main purpose of using statistics in a speech is to make the speech more vivid.

false

Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs. True or false?

false?

"Do you think gun control is a workable solution to the problem of violence in U.S. schools?" is an example of a(n) ____________ question.

fixed-alternative

When preparing a speaking outline, you should

give yourself cues for delivering the speech.

Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.

global plagiarism

To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.

paraphrase

When a speaker ______, she restates or summarizes an author's ideas in her own words.

paraphrases

Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own is called ______ plagiarism.

patchwork

According to your textbook, if you quoted your sixteen-year-old niece on the impact of media violence on high-school students, you would be using ____________ testimony.

peer

If you present another person's language or ideas as your own, you are guilty of ______.

plagiarism

Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.

plagiarism

A ____________ outline is a detailed outline developed during the planning stage of a speech.

preparation

Even though there can be gray areas when it comes to assessing a speaker's goals, it is still necessary to ask ethical questions about those goals.

true

The impact of an extended example often depends as much on the speaker's delivery as on the content of the example.

true

The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline shows the ____________ of the speech.

visual framework

The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.

name-calling

Which of the following violates the speaker's ethical obligation to be honest in what she or he says?

All answers are correct. Juggling statistics Quoting out of context Citing unusual cases as typical examples

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

A set of ethical standards or guidelines

When gauging your audience's disposition toward the speech topic, you should take into account their

All answers are correct.

Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned that she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?

Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.

Which of the following is a correctly worded main point for a speech preparation outline?

The history of the bagpipe dates to ancient Greece.

In a preparation outline, main points and subpoints should be written as full sentences.

True

In a preparation outline, the most important ideas are placed farthest to the left and the less important ideas are placed progressively farther to the right.

True

A ____________ is a list of the sources used in preparing a speech.

bibliography

A preparation outline should include

bibliography

A(n) ____________ example is a specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.

brief

In a speaking outline, words such as "pause," "faster here," and "slow down" are ____________ that help a speaker remember how she or he wants to present key parts of the speech.

delivery cues

According to your textbook, the tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being is called

egocentrism

Even if your speech as a whole is ethical, you can still be guilty of ______ plagiarism if you fail to give credit for quotations, paraphrases, and other specific parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people.

incremental

Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.

incremental plagiarism

Dr. Kristin Lutz is preparing an informative talk about the genetic relationship between twins for a group of expectant parents. The most important factor Dr. Lutz should consider when analyzing her audience is probably its

knowledge of the topic.

The ____________ is the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.

mode

A ____________ outline is a brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.

speaking

Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are followed by ____________ that show the examples are typical.

statistics

The three kinds of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are

statistics, examples, and testimony.

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

the size of the audience

A hypothetical example is an example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

true

Even though a speaking outline should be kept as brief as possible, you should usually write out quotations in full.

true