using language
persuasive speaking
reasoning and fallacies
special occasion speaking
random
100

Your audience is more likely to understand your concepts if you use

concrete language.

100

Threatening the audience that something undesirable will happen if they do not change.

A fear appeal

100

"Research indicates 3 suicides in 2 months are above the average rate for teenage boys in our community." This sample addresses which step in Toulmin's model of reasoning?

Backing

100

A speech that is lighthearted that addresses issues or ideas in a humorous way.

Speech to entertain

100

In his “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr used ___ throughout his speech which made it more powerful to the audience.

alliterations

200

The system of symbols we use to form messages is known as ___.

language

200

If you feel it is important to address and support how a problem came about, use this pattern of organization.

Problem-cause-solution

200

Jumping to a conclusion based on insufficient supporting evidence is

a hasty generalization.

200

You are speaking in response to being awarded a two thousand dollar scholarship. What type of speech are you giving?

Acceptance speech

200

During the dialogue section of her invitational speech, Justine make a statement to the women in the audience and always concluded with powerless language, ending her remarks with questions like “Don’t you agree”. These questions are examples of ____.

tag questions

300

“I need a strong man to help me move desks” or “I need to get more woman-books for the class”  are examples of ___ language.

sexist

300

This type of speech seeks to change or strengthen listeners' thoughts or actions.

Persuasive

300

This strategy of reasoning assumes something exists or will happen based on a previous incident of something existing or happening.

Sign

300

A speech that gives the audience a sense of the unique perspective of the person introduced or welcomed.

Introductory speech

300

By offering examples, statistics, testimony, or other information, which further substantiates the argument, you are attempting to enhance you ___.

logos

400

Words or phrases that are unique to different geographic regions are identified as ___.

regionalism

400

When your goal is to persuade your audience about the good-bad or right-wrong of an issue, you are addressing a question of

value.

400

What fallacy attacks an individual personally rather than their arguments?

Ad hominem

400

A speech that praises, honors, recognizes, or pays tribute to a person, an event, an idea, or an institution.

Commemorative speech

400

"To the bride and groom; may they have a life worthy of each other and may they name all their children after me." is something you may hear during this type of special occasion speech.

toast

500

Throughout his informative speech Bartholomew used terms like “ain’t gonna” and phrases like “Old as the hills” and “penny pincher” to describe someone who was not going to use his savings because of his advanced age. His use of ___ affected his credibility.

colloquialisms

500

By dressing appropriately for the occasion and setting in which you speak, you are attempting to enhance your ___.

ethos

500

While growing up in my neighborhood I noticed almost every dog I saw was chasing a squirrel or some other type of small furry creature. As a result I used ___ to determine that all dogs chased squirrels and other small furry creatures.

generalization

500

A commencement speech is usually given at:

a college graduation.

500

The second step in Monroe's motivated sequence.

Need

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