Chapter 2
examining and looking at your audience first by its demographic characteristics and then by their internal psychological traits
What is audience analysis?
specifics that make your ideas, arguments, assertions, points, or concepts real and concrete.
What are supporting materials?
the resources beyond the speech itself that a speaker uses to enhance the message conveyed to the audience
What are presentation aids?
people generally fear this aspect of a speech
What is delivery?
drawing conclusions about an object or phenomenon based on its similarities to something else
What is analogical reasoning?
generalizing about a group of people and assuming that because a few persons in that group have a characteristic, all of them do
What is stereotyping?
having the quality or function of proving or demonstrating something; affording proof or evidence
of or relating to the sense of smell
What is olfactory?
this has more formality than talking?
What is speaking in public?
mistakes in reasoning; erroneous conclusions or statements made from poor inductive or deductive analyses
What are logical fallacies?
not all romans agree with this
What is the official church stance?
the easiest supporting material to use
What is an example?
of or relating to the sense of taste
What is gustatory?
during a speech you should present yourself in this way
What is professionally?
also referred to as "bottom-up thinking"?
What is inductive reasoning?
the first demographic characteristic on most list
What is age?
these can be can be personal, literary, historical, or hypothetical
What is a narrative?
in some speaking situations, the speaker appeals only to the sense of
impromptu speaking, manuscript speaking, extemporaneous speaking, memorized speaking
What are the 4 methods of delivery?
formal deductive reasoning employs this
What is syllogism?
feelings or issues related to the inner workings of the body
What is organic?
a complex process that often leads to misunderstandings
What is human communication?
being prepared to deal with different speaking situations will help reduce
What is anxiety?
This type of reasoning fails to look at alternate causes or factors that could keep the worst from happening
What is slippery slope?