Speech quiz chapter 16

As your textbook explains, persuasive speeches on questions of value are most often organized in order. • topical • analytical • chronological • deductive • causal

Topical

"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 or False

True

"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 • research. • knowledge. • policy. • opinion.

Fact

What organizational method for persuasive speeches is designed to take the audience through the five steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action? • Maxwell's influence model • reflective-thinking sequence • Miller's psychological process • target audience order • Monroe's motivated sequence

Monroe's motivated sequence

When you discuss a question of policy, you must deal with three basic issues-need, plan, and practicality. • True or False

True

The action step in Monroe's motivated sequence usually comes in the • visualization • introduction • satisfaction • conclusion • solution • of a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

conclusion

The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of • opinion, fact, and policy. • problem, cause, and solution. • fact, value, and policy. • opinion, attitude, and value. • need, plan, and practicality.

fact, value, and policy

As your textbook explains, whenever you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you need to • concentrate on convincing listeners who already share your view. • organize the speech according to Monroe's motivated sequence. • conclude your speech by urging the audience to take immediate action. • deal with all three basic issues of need, plan, and practicality. • justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria.

justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria

Of all the kinds of speechmaking, ________________ speaking is the most complex and the most challenging. • persuasive • after-dinner • ceremonial • informative • commemorative

persuasive

Which step of Monroe's motivated sequence deals with the issue of practicality in a persuasive speech on a question of policy? • need • projection • attention • visualization • action

visualization

Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in topical order. • True or False

True

Concentrating on a target audience means that a persuasive speaker can ignore the rest of her or his listeners. • True or False

False

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. • True or False

False

"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. • True or False

False

Comparative advantages order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of value. • True or False

False

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 • fact • action • value • plan

Need

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? • plan • practicality • visualization • satisfaction • need

Need

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? • problem • need • plan • visualization • practicality

Plan

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 or False

True

Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? • a mayor presenting the Volunteer of the Year Award at a banquet • a scientist urging the FDA to ban plastics containing the chemical BPA • a newly elected governor thanking supporters for their help in the campaign • a company president boasting about the increase in dividends to shareholders • a doctor explaining a diagnosis and treatment options to a patient

a scientist urging the FDA to ban plastics containing the chemical BPA