Chapter 2
Even if your speech as a whole is ethical, you can still be guilty of ______ plagiarism if you fail to give credit for quotations, paraphrases, and other specific parts of the speech that are borrowed from other people.
incremental
At a coffee shop on campus, Rachel listens to her friend Shanti discuss his feelings about his mother's recent death. According to your textbook, Rachel is engaged in ______ listening.
empathic
For her first speech, Rebekah plans to explain her interest in gymnastics beginning with her childhood and continuing through her days in high school. Which pattern of organization discussed in your textbook will she use in her speech?
chronological
Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement for a classroom speech: "To inform my audience about the stock market."
It's too general
According to your textbook, when is it appropriate to cite an abstract of a magazine or journal article in your speech rather than locating and reading the full article?
never
Gabrielle, a physiology major, waited until the last minute to begin preparing her persuasive speech. When her friend Ken learned that she was panicking over the assignment, he gave her the outline of a speech he had delivered in class the previous semester. Gabrielle used the speech and presented it as her own. Which of the following is true?
A) Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.
B) Gabrielle is guilty of incremental plagiarism because she took ideas or language from two or three sources and passed them off as her own.
C) Gabrielle is guilty of no ethical offense because Ken willingly gave her his speech.
D) Gabrielle is guilty of patchwork plagiarism because she took her speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.
A) Gabrielle is guilty of global plagiarism because she took a speech entirely from a single source and passed it off as her own.
Ivan is attending a union meeting in which the union president is discussing the company's plan to decrease wages in exchange for an increase in vacation time. As Ivan listens, he is trying to determine whether or not to vote for the plan. According to your textbook, Ivan is engaged in ______ listening.
critical
For his first speech, Peter is organizing his ideas around three holiday customs that were passed down by his Polish grandparents. According to your textbook, Peter's speech will most likely be organized in __________ order.
topical
"The three major factors to consider when purchasing a bicycle are the kind of riding you plan to do, the amount of riding you plan to do, and the amount of money you are willing to spend" is an example of a
central idea
As part of the research for his informative speech, Malik needs brief life and career facts about German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The best kind of library reference source for him to consult would be a(n)
biographical aid
According to your textbook, "Now that you know about Julio's interest in photography, let's look at his passion for snowboarding" is an example of a
transition
You have found statistics on the Internet that you would like to use in your speech. Before you do, you need to make sure that
They come from a credible author or sponsoring organization.
You can find the date on which they were published, posted, or updated.
The statistics are recent enough to make them reliable for your speech.
(All of these answers are correct.)
A sentence or two that lets the audience know that a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another is called a
transition
The __________ is the group that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the Internet.
sponsoring organization