Ch. 3 - Listening
According to the textbook, ___ is the vibration of sound waves on the eardrum and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain, whereas ___ is paying close attention to, and making sense of, a message.
Hearing & listening
True or False/Explain: Wikipedia is a credible source that you should cite in your work.
False; you can use Wikipedia as a starting point, but you should cite the outside sources linked at the bottom of the page
Guidelines for using language include using it accurately, clearly, appropriately, and ___.
Vividly
Of the four delivery styles discussed in the textbook, ___ is the style you should strive for in your speeches, due to its conversational style.
Extemporaneous
According to the textbook, persuasion is "the process of creating, ___, or changing people's beliefs or actions" (p. 292).
Reinforcing
Listening too hard, not concentrating, and jumping to conclusions are all examples of ___.
Poor listening
When conducting academic research, always pay attention to an article or work's ___ - a short summary of the article or work - before deciding if it's something you should read.
Abstract
A speaker who says "imagine the pleasant aromas wafting from a French bakery" is using ___ to grab the audience's attention.
Imagery
___ is the study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Kinesics
A speaker who wants to persuade the audience that Beyoncé had the greatest music video of all time would be asking the audience a question of ___.
Value
If you're comforting a friend who has just gone through a difficult breakup, then you're most likely using what type of listening?
Empathic
The three criteria you should use when evaluating online sources are:
Authorship, sponsorship, & recency
A speaker says the word "dog," and each audience member thinks of their respective pet dogs - this is an example of a word's ___ meaning.
Connotative
In Phil Davison's amazing campaign speech, he utilized ___ when he said we should "use knowledge as a tool" and "use knowledge as a weapon."
Gestures
"Councilman Stewart's proposal for a new wind farm may sound good, but do you really trust the word of a man who was caught cheating on his wife?" is an example of the ___ fallacy.
Ad hominem
___ is defined as giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Active listening
Name three ways in which you should cite outside sources in your work.
Parenthetically/in-text, bibliography/references page, orally
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of this language device.
Alliteration
When it comes to vocal aspects of delivery: ___ is the highness or lowness of the speaker’s voice; ___ is how accurately a speaker is saying words; ___ is how quickly or slowly a speaker talks; ___ is how clearly a speaker is saying words; ___ is the variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary.
Pitch, pronunciation, rate, articulation, & dialect
___ reasoning occurs when a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second.
Analogical
When focusing your listening during a speech, you should always listen for three things: the speaker's main points, the speaker's evidence, and the speaker's ___ (things like credibility, organization, and language).
Technique
If you were researching a speech about COVID-19, examples of ___ would be citing doctors, nurses, or researchers/scientists, whereas examples of ___ would be citing people who survived COVID-19 or knew someone who contracted the virus.
Expert & peer testimony
JFK's famous quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" is an example of this language device.
According to Mr. Robinson, what aspect of delivery is usually the hardest for speakers to master?
Eye contact
In persuasion, the ___ is the obligation facing a speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary.
Burden of proof