Multiple choice

1. When listeners assume that because two messages are similar, they must be identical, they are practicing a type of "jumping to conclusions" called: 

assimilation. 

interpretation. 

identification. 

categorization. 

implication. 

2. To combat limited attention span, speakers should make their speeches as short as possible. 

True 

False 

3. Public speaking occurs in response to: 

a specific situation. 

feedback. 

a speaker's urge to speak. 

the audience's need to know something. 

the inherent importance of an issue. 

4. The development of the thesis is accomplished in the introduction of the speech. 

True 

False