Public Speaking Chapters 12-17, 19
19. According to your textbook, which of the following statements is (are) true?
Online speeches need more rehearsal time than in-person speeches.
19. Ariana is going to deliver an online informative speech for her public speaking class. According to your textbook, which of the following should she keep in mind?
Online speeches require more rehearsal time than in-person speeches.
14. Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to illustrate the rising cost of a college degree?
a line graph
16. Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking?
a scientist urging the FDA to ban plastics containing the chemical BPA
15. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
a social worker explaining adoption laws to potential parents
15. "To inform my audience about the pillars of faith in Islam" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
concept
16. The action step in Monroe's motivated sequence usually comes in the __________Blank of a persuasive speech on a question of policy.
conclusion
19. All of the following are discussed in your textbook as elements of the visual environment of an online speech except
editing
16. Comparative advantages order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of value.
false
16. Concentrating on a target audience means that a persuasive speaker can ignore the rest of her or his listeners.
false
16. Once you go beyond arguing right or wrong to arguing that something should or should not be done, you are moving from a question of opinion to a question of value.
false
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? In high school I didn't have to study at all and I earned good grades in all my classes, so I'm sure I don't need to study to do well in my college classes.
invalid analogy
16. Jolene's persuasive speech contained the following statement:The best way to prevent teens from texting while driving is for every state to require a program similar to one implemented in New York. There, Esurance is offering its customers a free plugin that reports back to parents about instances of unsafe driving. The device can also disable any aspect of cell phone use that the parent chooses, such as texting, while still allowing other features such as navigation apps and calls from the parent.Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Jolene address in this excerpt?
plan
15. In an informative speech, the speaker acts as a(n)
teacher
14. If presentation technology is allowed to dominate a speech, it can divert attention from the speaker's message.
true
14. You should include in a visual aid only what you need to make your point.
true
15. "To inform my audience about the Olympic Games in ancient Greece" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about an event.
true
15. "To inform my audience about the principles of game theory" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a concept.
true
15. "To inform my audience how to grow an indoor herb garden" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a process.
true
19. As defined in your textbook, the _________Blank consists of the onscreen elements seen by the audience during an online speech.
visual environment
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? We've been using pennies for more than two hundred years. We can't get rid of them now!
appeal to tradition
16. Which step of Monroe's motivated sequence deals with the issue of practicality in a persuasive speech on a question of policy?
visualization
14. According to your textbook, which of the following is an advantage of using visual aids in a speech? 1. Using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message. 2. Using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. 3. Using visual aids can increase the persuasiveness of a speaker's message. 4. All the answers are correct. Correct 5. Both using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message and increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message.
All the answers are correct.
19. According to your textbook, which of the following statements about online public speaking is (are) true? 1. Dressing professionally is as important online as it is when speaking in person. 2. Gestures and facial expressions are magnified when they appear on screen. 3. Online speaking is more challenging and time-consuming than traditional speaking. 4. All the answers are correct. Correct 5. Both gestures and facial expressions are magnified when they appear on screen and online speaking is more challenging and time-consuming than traditional speaking
All the answers are correct.
19. According to your textbook, which of the following would be an effective backup plan for a real-time online speech? 1. Distribute an outline of your speech via email. 2. Reschedule the speech once the technical problems are resolved. 3. Share a text of your speech through a document collaboration program such as Google Docs. 4. All the answers are correct. Correct 5. Both distribute an outline of your speech via email and share a text of your speech through a document collaboration program such as Google Docs.
All the answers are correct.
19. Anton will be giving a real-time online speech to prospective backers of his start-up company. According to your textbook, which of the following should he remember to do? 1. Position his webcam so it points directly at him or tilts slightly downward toward him. 2. Talk into the computer screen because that's where the camera is located. 3. Sit two to four feet from his webcam so the audience will see him from the chest up. 4. All the answers are correct. 5. Both position his webcam so it points directly at him or tilts slightly downward toward him and sit two to four feet from his webcam so the audience will see him from the chest up.
Both position his webcam so it points directly at him or tilts slightly downward toward him and sit two to four feet from his webcam so the audience will see him from the chest up.
15. Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a guideline for effective informative speaking? 1. Relate the subject directly to the audience. 2. Use at least one visual aid with each main point. 3. Don't overestimate what the audience knows. 4. All of these answers are correct. 5. Both relate the subject directly to the audience and don't overestimate what the audience knows.
Both relate the subject directly to the audience and don't overestimate what the audience knows.
17. A persuasive speaker who argues that capital punishment should be outlawed because it violates the constitutional principle banning cruel and unusual punishment is reasoning from specific instances.
False
17. According to your textbook, it is redundant for persuasive speakers to give their evidence and then to state the point the evidence is meant to prove.
False
17. Evidence from biased or self-interested sources is more persuasive than evidence from impartial sources.
False
17. Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the start of the speech.
False
19. According to your textbook, a speech that has been created for an audience who will view it online as it is being delivered is called a digital online speech.
False
19. Audience analysis and adaptation are less important for online speeches than for speeches presented to in-person audiences.
False
19. Audiences tend to be more forgiving of poor delivery in online speeches than in speeches they attend in person.
False
19. Because an online speaker is not physically present with the audience, online speeches should move at a slower pace than speeches presented in person.
False
19. The best setting for an online speech is usually with a window behind the speaker because it will provide plenty of light.
False
19. Your textbook recommends wearing a white blouse or shirt when giving an online speech because it will show up well on screen.
False
16. What organizational method for persuasive speeches is designed to take the audience through the five steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action?
Monroe's motivated sequence
16. As your textbook explains, persuasive speeches on questions of value are most often organized in __________Blank order.
Topical
16. Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in topical order.
True
17. Aristotle used the term pathos for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeals.
True
17. Because it moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion, reasoning from principle is the opposite of reasoning from specific instances.
True
17. Regardless of whether a persuasive speaker uses emotional appeal, he or she should always build the speech on a firm foundation of facts and logic.
True
17. Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the end of the speech.
True
17. The following is an example of reasoning from principle: "Any action that endangers the safety and security of the United States is an act of treason. Edward Snowden's leaks of NSA activities endangered the safety and security of the United States. Therefore, Edward Snowden's leaks were an act of treason."
True
17. The following statement is an example of reasoning from analogy: "If you can make great tacos, you can make great enchiladas."
True
17. When reasoning from specific instances in a persuasive speech, it is usually a good idea for a speaker to supplement the specific instances with testimony or statistics showing that the instances are typical.
True
19. As defined by your textbook, a recorded online speech is delivered, recorded, and then uploaded to the Internet.
True
19. As your textbook explains, almost every aspect of the speech communication process can be affected by the online environment.
True
19. As your textbook explains, coming across to your audience as poised and professional is just as important in an online speech as in a speech you present in person.
True
19. Gauging audience feedback is usually more difficult when presenting an online speech than when speaking to an in-person audience.
True
19. One way to communicate an appropriate level of professionalism in your online speech is to choose a setting free of traffic noise, interruptions, and clutter.
True
19. Your textbook recommends sitting two to four feet away from the webcam when presenting a real-time online speech.
True
17. What does your textbook advise regarding the ethical use of emotional appeals in a persuasive speech?
Use emotional appeals to supplement your evidence and reasoning.
19. Which of the following statements about real-time online speeches is (are) true?
You should talk directly into the webcam as if you were making eye contact with an audience right in front of you.
15. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
a doctor explaining how antioxidants affect the body
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The mayor's plan to turn the rundown section of the city into a park will never work. Don't forget that she was involved in a scandal last year.
ad hominem
14. According to your textbook, when you are going to give an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material
after the speech
15. Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a guideline for effective informative speaking? 1. Relate the subject directly to the audience. 2. Don't be too technical. 3. Personalize your ideas. 4 All of these answers are correct. 5. Both relate the subject directly to the audience and don't be too technical.
all of the answers are correct
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?There's nothing wrong with capital punishment. After all, it's been around for thousands of years.
appeal to tradition
17. As your textbook explains, when reasoning from principle in a persuasive speech, it is particularly important that you
assess whether you need to support your general principle with evidence.
14. As your textbook explains, if you are going to use PowerPoint or another presentation program in a speech, you should 1. allow extra time to prepare your slides. 2. plan where you can employ slides to greatest advantage. 3. use decorative fonts to give your slides more visual appeal. 4. All the answers are correct. 5. both allow extra time to prepare your slides and plan where you can employ slides to greatest advantage.
both allow extra time to prepare your slides and plan where you can employ slides to greatest advantage.
15. If your specific purpose were "To inform my audience how baseballs are made," you would probably organize your speech in __________
chronological or spatial
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? We have only two choices. We can either adopt a year-round school system or raise a nation of second-rate intellects.
either-or
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? We must either support the governor's plan to reduce spending on education or we will never be able to balance the state budget.
either-or
15. "To inform my audience about the removal of the Cherokee from their native lands" is an example of a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n)
event
16. "To persuade my audience that criminalizing recreational drugs has failed to prevent their abuse" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of
fact
16. The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of
fact, value, and policy.
14. According to your textbook, blue text on a green background is usually a good choice of colors for a visual aid.
false
14. According to your textbook, it is usually a good idea to use a different font for each PowerPoint slide in your speech.
false
14. According to your textbook, the most effective way to use PowerPoint is to read to your audience from the slides that are on screen.
false
14. Because technology has become so advanced, it is seldom necessary to bring a backup of your PowerPoint slides on the day of your speech.
false
14. In most circumstances, you should keep your visual aids on display throughout your speech.
false
14. Visual aids usually should be used only in informative speeches.
false
14. When you are giving an audience material to take home from a speech, you should usually distribute the material in the middle of your speech.
false
15. A summary is seldom necessary in the conclusion of an informative speech.
false
15. According to your textbook, public speakers should avoid informal words such as "you" and "your" when giving an informative speech.
false
15. As your textbook explains, when you give an informative speech, it is usually a good idea to assume that the audience already knows a lot about the topic.
false
15. If you find a topic that is interesting to you, you can usually be sure that your audience will find it interesting too.
false
15. Research suggests that connectives are less important in speeches to inform than in speeches to persuade.
false
15. Your textbook recommends that public speakers avoid using personal examples when giving informative speeches on technical topics.
false
16. "To persuade my audience to contribute to the campus blood drive" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy whose aim is passive agreement.
false
14. __________Blank are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns.
graphs
16. As your textbook explains, whenever you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you need to
justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria.
14. If you wanted to show the increase in the cost of commercials during the Super Bowl over the past 40 years, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a
line graph
16. In a speech seeking to persuade her audience to support the city's ban on unlimited drink specials at local bars, Amira used examples and statistics to demonstrate the seriousness of binge drinking as a problem on college campuses. Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Amira address in this part of her speech?
need
16. Jia's persuasive speech contained the following statement:The decline in the U.S. bat population has reached critical proportions. Since 2006, more than six million bats in 33 states have been killed by a fungus called white-nose syndrome. The shrinking number of bats has serious consequences, not only because bats eat insects that are harmful to trees and crops, but also because they eat mosquitoes, such as those that carry West Nile virus.Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Jia address in this excerpt?
need
14. What does your textbook say you should do when presenting visual aids in a speech? 1. Pass visual aids among the audience. 2. Include visual aids only in informative speeches. 3. Display each visual aid for an equal amount of time. 4. All the answers are correct. 5. None of the answers is correct.
none of the answers are correct
16. Of all the kinds of speechmaking, __________Blank speaking is the most complex and the most challenging.
persuasive
14. Camille prepared excellent PowerPoint slides for her speech about education reform, but the speech didn't go as well as she had hoped. She had trouble finding the Enter key on her computer to advance her slides, and sometimes she skipped a slide because she held the key down too long. According to your textbook, Camille could have presented her slides more effectively if she had
practiced using the keyboard until she could advance the slides easily.
15. As explained in your textbook, a __________Blank is a systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product.
process
17. According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Why should we be concerned about Siberian tigers becoming extinct when there are more and more homeless people who need our support?
red herring
14. One advantage of using presentation technology is that it enables you to integrate different kinds of visual aids in the same speech.
true
14. One drawback of using Prezi for presenting visual aids is that its zooming, panning, and transition effects can distract from the content of your speech.
true
14. When using presentation software, you need to limit the amount of information you put on each slide.
true
15. One of the major barriers to effective informative speaking is overestimating what the audience knows about the topic.
true
15. Research shows that using personal terms such as "you" and "your" in an informative speech can increase listeners' understanding of the speaker's ideas.
true
16. "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
16. Research indicates that once a listener takes action in support of a speaker's position, she or he is more likely to support that speaker's position in the future.
true
16. When you discuss a question of policy, you must deal with three basic issues—need, plan, and practicality.
true
