Chapter 1
who in the twentieth century, is noted for saying, “Education does not come just from experience, but from reflecting on the experience?"
a. Marcus Cicero
b. John Dewey
b. John Dewey
type of informed listening needed to listen to and interpret music, theatre, or literature
a. Empathetic Listening
b. Appreciative listening
b. Appreciative listening
which citation is more correct?
a. “According to Dr. Samuel Jones, Head of Cardiology at Vanderbilt University, in a 2017 article in a prestigious medical journal…”
b. “In 2012, Mary Smith stated that…”
a. “According to Dr. Samuel Jones, Head of Cardiology at Vanderbilt University, in a 2017 article in a prestigious medical journal…”
What does the KISS rule stand for when writing a specific purpose statement?
a. Keep it Straight & Simple
b. Keep it Simple, Speaker
b. Keep it Simple, Speaker
some people cite their evidence when writing but it is not something that is important
a. true
b. false
b. false
a severe fear of public speaking
a. Glossophobia
b. Anthropophobia
a.) Glossophobia
examining and looking at your audience first by its demographic characteristics and then by their internal psychological traits
a. audience analysis
b. stereotyping
a. audience analysis
the branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is right and moral
a. ethics
b. ethnic
a. ethics
an infinitive phrase that builds upon the speaker’s general purpose to clearly indicate precisely what the goal of a given speech is
a. general purpose
b. specific purpose
b. specific purpose
information that is first-hand or straight from the source; information that is unfiltered by interpretation or editing
a. primary source
b. primary research
a. primary source
the means through which a message gets from sender to receiver
a. channel
b. pathway
a. channel
the outward characteristics of the audience
a. totalizing
b. demographic characteristics
b. demographic characteristics
a false statement of fact that damages a person’s character, fame, or reputation
a. defamatory speech
b. factual speech
a. defamatory speech
which type of statement is this?
"When elderly persons lose their animal companions, they can experience serious psychological, emotional, and physical effects."
a. specific purpose
b. central idea
b. central idea
periodicals must be peer-reviewed before submission.
a. true
b. false
b. false
the process of the sender putting his/her thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols
a. encode
b. decode
a. encode
a mixture of different types of people and demographic characteristics within a group of people
a. homogeneous
b. heterogeneous
b. heterogeneous
a speaker’s credibility and trustworthiness (as judged by the audience members) throughout the process of the speech, which also can range from point to point in the speech
a. initial credibility
b. derived credibility
b. derived credibility
which type of statement is this?
"To persuade my political science class that labor unions are no longer a vital political force in the U.S."
a. specific purpose
b. central idea
a. specific purpose
what should you do if you get lost, hit dead ends, or find yourself going down an increasingly confusing rabbit hole, back up and start over knowing what you know now?
a. read laterally
b. circle back
b. circle back
the objective or literal meaning shared by most people using the word
a. connotative
b. denotative
b. denotative
the inner characteristics of the audience; beliefs, attitudes, needs, and values
a. Psychographic Characteristics
b. psychological audience analysis
a. Psychographic Characteristics
Which is a type of plagiarism according to the text?
a. sneaking
b. using as inspiration
a. sneaking
What is a problem many students struggle with when writing a specific purpose statement?
a. too broad of information
b. not enough information
a. too broad of information
When interviewing you should assume that the person you are interviewing is not busy and has lots of time. This assumption may be wrong, but it’s better to go in with the expectation of more time than to expect the person to speak with you for a limited amount of time.
a. false
b. true
a. false