COMM 110. Public Speaking
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Which type of supporting material can be found in memory? |
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When listeners look at only one side of a topic, the speaker's purpose may be to provide new perspective. |
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When a speaker uses supporting material based on what he or she has seen or heard, that type of support is called: |
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Sarah reasoned that (1) she had earned A's in three previous English classes, (2) past success predicts future success, so (3) she will likely get an A in her current English class. In this example of rhetorical proof, statement (1) is the: |
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What is the most important factor in determining how much supporting material you should include in support of your claims? |
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Organization is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: |
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Cause-effect speeches can be organized by starting with an effect and then addressing the cause or by starting with the cause and then addressing the effects. |
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Brainstorming is a method for generating topics through use of the personal inventory. |
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Which organizational pattern focuses on similarities and differences among ideas? |
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One important function of audience analysis is to identify the constraints on the speaker imposed by the listeners' attitudes, expectations, and knowledge. |
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In a rhetorical proof, reasoning links the supporting material to the claim. |
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Which of the following characteristics refers to the idea that main points should be stated in single short sentences? |
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Cale knew that his fellow union members opposed a plan to cut overtime at the plant, but he wanted them to view it more positively. He planned to discuss the likelihood that the plant would close altogether if payroll costs were not reduced. His purpose was: |
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Problem-solution speeches generally use the process of elimination to arrive at effective solutions. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech is an example of a speech whose purpose is to: |
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Brent was admiring a beautiful woman at the bar last Friday. He was about to approach her to see if he could get a date when he noticed her wedding ring. Naturally he changed his plans because he inferred that she was married. What type of reasoning did he use to reach this conclusion? |
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When an audience analysis shows that your audience already agrees with you, it is best to change your topic because no purpose is truly suitable. |
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Ronald Reagan often used a "storytelling" strategy in his speeches. This strategy is an example of ________ reasoning. |
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A post hoc fallacy is a fallacy that the speaker discovers after the speech has been delivered. |
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Bryce gave a speech about life in a fraternity. As support, he discussed his own activities in his fraternity, including the living arrangements, the meetings, the social activities, and the projects he had been involved in. What type of supporting material is this? |
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Consider the following main points.
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Ralph wanted to show that smoking is dangerous to one's health, so he read the Surgeon General's warning on the side of a pack of cigarettes. He was using reasoning by: |
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What type of supporting material includes averages, medians, indices, and standardized scores? |
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The final step in strategic planning is to: |
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