Logical Fallacies
Language and Style
Persuasive Speaking
Special-Occasion Sp.
Wild Card
100
"...Haha, that's true, they probably do need to spend more quality time together, but, on the other hand you've never been married, so you don't know what it's like!" Is an example of which logical fallacy?
What is ad hominem attack?
100
"Specialized or technical words or phrases familiar only to people in a specific field or group."
What is jargon?
100
Your goal in a persuasive speech. (As stated in the book)
What is "to affect your audience members' beliefs, attitudes, or actions, while also advocating fact, value, or policy claims." (see page 513).
100
List three things that a eulogy does (according to the text)?
What are: 1. Comments on the passing of an individual. 2. Celebrates his or her life. 3. Shares personal reflections and stories about the deceased. 4. Offers an appropriate method for recovering from grief. 5. Helps people feel consolation while also paying tribute to their sense of loss.
100
The three rhetorical purposes.
What are: 1. To inform. 2. To persuade. 3. To mark special occasions. (The rhetorical purpose is the speaker's intended effect on the audience).
200
"You always hear people say that you should cook the eggs before you eat them, but the Bwa' wetan Tribe of northern British Columbia has been making Su 'et Wei--a type of sweet cream--with raw eggs since long before the Europeans arrived." Is an example of what type of fallacy?
What is appeal to tradition?
200
Computer Programmer: (noun) "A person who writes programs for the operation of computers, especially as an occupation."
What is Denotative meaning (the dictionary definition -- remember "D" for Denotative, "D" for Dictionary!)
200
The Greek who originally described ethos, pathos, and logos as being important for rhetorical public speech.
Who is Aristotle?
200
A type of special-occasion speech that is described in the text as follows: "Recipients o honors, awards, or designations are often expected to give a short presentation of they own--something beyond a simple thank-you. Recipients typically express gratitude for the award, extol the award's significance to them and others, and acknowledge others' support and contributions.
What is a "speech of acceptance"? (See the 6 types of special-occasion speaking on pages 589-591.)
200
"The art of effective, or persuasive speaking... especially while utilizing figures of speech and other compositional techniques."
What is rhetoric? (see dictionary).
300
"If we let these Syrian refugees come in to our country, the next thing you know, we'll be letting anyone come in and there will be terrorists and illegals everywhere." Is an example of which logical fallacy?
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
300
Computer Programmer: nerd, geek, no life, needs to get out more, brainiac, genius.
What is connotative meaning? (The associations or meanings that come to mind when people hear a word -- may bear NO resemblance to its denotative meaning).
300
Effective persuasive speakers use ___________ , which is "the process of selecting supporting arguments that will best persuade the audience in an ethical manner."
What is strategic discourse. (See page 518).
300
Name two occasions/situations where you might be called on to give a special-occasion speech.
What is (answers vary)? (Wedding, funeral, dinner toast, anniversary celebration, Christmas party, retirement party, etc.)
300
Certain characteristics of your listeners, such as: age, gender composition, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious orientation, socioeconomic background, and political affiliation.
What are demographics? (See chapter 5 - Audience Analysis)
400
"Stricter gun control laws DO lower the murder rate. Just look at Seattle, the year after they implemented the law that required sellers to fingerprint all gun buyers, and the law to have a mandatory 3-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns, murders in the city went down by 7%." Is an example of which fallacy?
What is post hoc fallacy?
400
"Give me liberty, or give me death! For it it is either freedom, or it is nothing! It is either sovereignty, or it is damnation! I will live free, I will not live in chains!"
What is antithesis. (Clauses set in opposition to one another, usually to distinguish between choices or concepts. See page 358).
400
The three types of claims made in persuasive speaking.
What are: 1. Fact claims. 2. Value claims. 3. Policy claims?(see page 514-516)
400
"Speaking that praises or blames."
What is epideictic rhetoric? (see page 587).
400
The names of two students in the class who are NOT on your team, and the topics of their special-occasion speeches.
What is (answers vary).
500
"The University of Colorado has gained a lot of financial contributions and future-student interest by branding itself as a back-to-nature, athletic, outdoorsy-type school, other universities just need to do this same thing if they want to increase their popularity." Is an example of which fallacy?
What is hasty generalization?
500
The three differences between oral language and written language.
What is 1. Oral language is more adaptive, 2. Oral language tends to be less formal, 3. Oral language incorporates repetition? (See pages 341-343).
500
The five organizational parts of Monroe's Motivated Sequence (a pattern for outlining a persuasive speech).
What is: 1. Attention. 2. Need. 3. Satisfaction. 4. Visualization. 5. Action. (see page 537).
500
Three of the five general guidelines for special-occasion speeches.
What are: 1. Appealing to your audience's emotions. 2. Matching your delivery to the mood of the occasion. 3. Adapting to your audience's expectations. 4. Evoking shared values. 5. Respecting time constraints. (see pages 592-597).
500
The name of the man who gave the speech on the death penalty to the jury in the video I showed in class. The speech is considered the 23rd best speech of the century according to American Rhetoric. (NOT the name of the actor who played him).
Who is Clarence Darrow?
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