Persuasion
An organizational pattern for speeches of policy designed to inspire the intended audience to take action.
What is Monroe's Motivated Sequnece?
UFO's are real
What is Fact?
A friend says every time his knee aches it rains.
What is False Cause?
This character was classified as a Joker.
Who is Iron Man (Tony Stark)?
The number of individual communication links in a group of 5.
What is 10?
With this aspect of Credibility, the speaker presents ethical information and doesn't withhold or distort information.
What is Character?
Sign up for organ donation.
What is Policy?
Cubs manager Joe Maddon says Firestone Tires are the best!
What is appeal to authority?
As the Avengers finally assemble to save NYC, this member ultimately achieves Legitimate, Expert and Referent Power.
Who is Captain America?
The type of Decision-Making wherein a small group assigns a subset of the group (2-3 members) to complete some aspect (presentation aid, agenda, etc.) on behalf of the entire group.
What is Minority Rule?
An academic database which focuses on Persuasive topics.
What is CQ Researcher or Issues and Controversies?
Torture is a violation of human rights.
What is Value?
Universal health care has been successfully implemented in Canada, France and Great Britain without significant problems in terms of treatment or coverage.
What is Specific Instances
The small group phase that the Avengers found themselves stuck in for 2/3 of the film.
What is Conflict or Storming?
Method of decision-making in small groups where everyone is unanimous on a decision.
What is Consensus?
Barack Obama, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey and Adolf Hitler all share this Credibility trait.
What is Charisma?
Wearing a seat belt saves lives.
What is Fact?
If we permit amnesty for illegal immigrants, then all criminals in prison will ask to be pardoned.
What is Slippery Slope?
This key and initial step of Problem-Solving in small groups -- incorrectly addressed or omitted by the Avengers -- proved disastrous for them in the first half of the film.
What is Identify the Problem?
The 2 Primary types of Functional Roles to fulfill when working in a small group.
What are Task/Procedural and Social/Maintenance?
The communication theory associated with a listener's anchor on a controversial topic in terms of Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree and Strongly Disagree.
What is Social Judgment Theory?
All cell phone use while driving is dangerous and should be banned.
What is Policy?
The Winter of 2010 yielded record snow falls in the Midwest. That large volume of snow increased river levels which ultimately led many cities to flood in the Spring.
What is Causal Reasoning?
S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury were guilty of this flaw which can prevent a small group from achieving cohesion.
What is a Hidden Agenda?
The type of Leadership style where the Leader strives to obtain resources and provide assistance as needed for a Small Group.
What is Servant?