Speech quiz chapter 17
Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the end of the speech. • True or False
True
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 or False
True
The following statement is an example of reasoning from analogy: "If you can make great tacos, you can make great enchiladas." • True or False
True
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. • True or False
False
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. • True or False
False
Evidence from biased or self-interested sources is more persuasive than evidence from impartial sources. • True or False
False
Terminal credibility is the credibility of the speaker at the start of the speech. • True or False
False
Aristotle used the term pathos for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeals. • True or False
True
Because it moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion, reasoning from principle is the opposite of reasoning from specific instances. • True or False
True
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 or False
True
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 or False
True
What does your textbook advise regarding the ethical use of emotional appeals in a persuasive speech? • Restrict emotional appeals to the conclusion of the speech. • Use emotional appeals on topics that do not lend themselves to reasoning. • Avoid emotional appeals when speaking on a question of policy. • Limit emotional appeals to speeches using Monroe's motivated sequence. • Use emotional appeals to supplement your evidence and reasoning.
Use emotional appeals to supplement your evidence and reasoning
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. • false deduction • circular appeal • appeal to novelty • either-or • ad hominem
ad hominem
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 • false cause • appeal to example • slippery slope • appeal to novelty
appeal to tradition
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! • false example • invalid analogy • slippery slope • either-or • appeal to tradition
appeal to tradition
As your textbook explains, when reasoning from principle in a persuasive speech, it is particularly important that you • establish the credibility of your causal premise. • draw your conclusion from a large and representative sample. • assess whether you need to support your general principle with evidence. • make sure your general principle and minor premise are analogous. • balance the time spent on your minor premise and causal premise.
assess whether you need to support your general principle with evidence
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. • appeal to novelty • invalid analogy • circular generalization • erroneous principle • either-or
either-or
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 • faulty comparison • circular deduction • invalid analogy • bandwagon
either-or
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. • either-or • red herring • invalid analogy • hasty deduction • false cause
invalid analogy
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 • ad hominem • hasty generalization • slippery slope • either-or
red herring
