Communication
A speaker who continuously readjusts her glasses is exhibiting a(n):
(A) Proxemic behavior
(B) Illustrator
(C) Adaptor
(D) Emblem
(C) Adaptor
"In the next few minutes, I'll discuss how to detect skin cancer, who is at risk, and how to prevent skin cancer" is called:
a. attention-getter
b. preview statement
c. thesis statement
d. opening statement
b. preview statement
Which of the following are types of persuasive speeches? (Ch 12)
A) Advertising and motivational speeches
B) Eulogies and praising or blaming speeches
C) Instructional and informational speeches
D) Humorous and extemporaneous speeches
A) Advertising and motivational speeches
Offering the audience a proposed solution, including benefits and potential objections, is called: (Ch 12)
(A) Need
(B) Satisfaction
(C) Audience Adaptation
(D) Selective Preference
(B) Satisfaction
This can be used to map out an argument and assess its defensibility: (Ch 14)
(A) Inductive reasoning
(B) Deductive Reasoning
(C) The Toulmin Model
(D) The Transaction Model
(C) The Toulmin Model
The statement "I'm really not much of a public speaker" is a:
a. rhetorical question
b. cliche
c. disclaimer
d. personal story
c. disclaimer
The objective of informative speeches is to:
(A) Entertain
(B) Connect with your audience
(C) Change audiences factual beliefs
(D) Persuade the audience
(C) Change audiences factual beliefs
According to psychologist Jack Brehm’s theory of psychological reactance, people: (Ch 12)
(A) Want to change but don’t feel like it
(B) Resist persuasive attempts
(C) Remain neutral to persuasive attempts
(D) Are not open to persuasion
(B) Resist persuasive attempts
When closing a persuasive speech, what is the correct speaker behavior? (Ch 12)
(A) Help audience visualize satisfaction
(B) Propose solution to problem
(C) Emphasize need for solution
(D) Provide action steps for solution
(D) Provide action steps for solution
The pattern of reasoning we use to argue an issue typically falls into one of two general categories: (Ch 14)
a. cause and sign
b. authority and analogy
c. warrant and claim
d. deductive and inductive
d. deductive and inductive
Immediacy is especially effective with which co-cultural group?
a. African Americans
b. All cultures
c. Asian Americans
d. Latinos
b. All cultures
A rhetorical strategy that paints a picture of the emotions the speaker wants to express refers to:
(A) Startling facts and statistics
(B) Dramatic illustrations
(C) Famous quotations
(D) Emotional appeals
(B) Dramatic illustrations
A message that presents the arguments in favor of a proposition but also considers the opposing arguments: (Ch 12)
(A) Objective reciprocation
(B) Discrepant feedback
(C) A two-sided message
(D) Fallacious reasoning
(C) A two-sided message
The correct order of Monroe's Motivated Sequence is: (Ch 12)
(A) Attention, need, visualization, solution, action
(B) Attention, action, need, visualization, solution
(C) Attention, need, solution, visualization, action
(C) Attention, need, solution, visualization, action
If a speaker argues that you could save money by shopping at a particular store because his brother saved $100 on a suit there, he is using reasoning by: (Ch 14)
a. authority
b. cause
c. example
d. analogy
c. example
Referring to a carbonated beverage as "Coke," "pop," or "soda" reflects one's:
a. accent
b. dialect
c. imagery
d. gender
b. dialect
In order to "keep it simple" a speaker should help the audience remember by:
a. using a lot of examples
b. limiting the speech to just a few points
c. making sure to use statistics
d. keeping the logic linear
b. limiting the speech to just a few points
Discussing several objections to a position and then denying the validity of those objections reflects what strategy for persuading? (Ch 12)
a. Giving all objections a fair hearing
b. Using a two-sided message with refutation
c. Inoculating against counterarguments
d. Concealing intent to persuade
c. Inoculating against counterarguments
In a persuasive speech on increasing the legal drinking age to 25, David refutes two major objections. In which part of the speech does he place this discussion? (Ch 12)
(A) Attention
(B) Satisfaction
(C) Visualization
(D) Need
(B) Satisfaction (or solution)
When a speaker infers a conclusion from specific data, he or she is using which type of reasoning? (Ch 14)
a. deductive
b. inductive
c. logical
d. causal
b. inductive
Referring to Chris Porter as "Dr. Porter" and to Christina Miller, who also has a doctorate, as "Tina" is an example of failing to:
a. mention group membership.
b. give parallel treatment.
c. be nonverbally immediate.
d. show respect for the speaker.
b. give parallel treatment
According to your text, which of the following is NOT a good strategy for grabbing your audience's attention?
a. asking a rhetorical question
b. telling a personal story
c. inviting active participation
d. using a famous quotation
a. asking a rhetorical question
Speakers who ask for too much change from an audience are likely to suffer the effects of: (Ch 12)
a. inflammatory responses
b. message discrepancy
c. overenthusiasm
b. message discrepancy
According to Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, at the opening of a persuasive speech, the speaker should avoid: (Ch 12)
(A) telling a joke or funny story
(B) sharing a relatable complaint
(C) Including a preview statement
(D) grabbing the audience’s attention
(C) Including a preview statement
When a doctor treats a person with a sore throat, takes a throat culture, and diagnoses that the person has strep, the doctor engages in what type of reasoning? (Ch 14)
a. effect-to-cause
b. cause-to-effect
c. analogic
d. deductive
a. effect to cause