Chapters 1-3
_______ _______ refers to the analysis and evaluation of ideas based on reliability, truth, and accuracy.
A. Free expression
B. Critical thinking
B. Critical thinking
______ means actively paying attention to, processing, and remembering what you're hearing.
A. Listening
B. Noting
A. Listening
A ______ librarian is a career professional who is hired to assist students and faculty with research.
A. research
B. periodical
A. research
When a speaker briefly shares her credentials relating to her topic, she can enhance her _______.
A. credibility
B. clarity
A. credibility
Eye contact is you looking at your audience members while they look at something else.
A. True
B. False
B. False
________ ________ refers to noting authors, authors's qualifications, name of source, publication date, and page numbers.
A. Bibliographic information
B. Supporting materials
A. Bibliographic information
Demographics can help speakers understand listeners' beliefs and willingness to receive messages.
A. True
B. False
A. True
A/An _______ can be a great idea in researching a speech topic if an on-campus or local person is an expert on the topic.
A. debate
B. interview
B. interview
A _______ is a sentence that indicates you are moving from one part of your speech to another.
A. source
B. transition
B. transition
"Uh" and "um" are known as _______.
A. verbal fillers
B. paralinguistic enhancers
A. verbal fillers
Cicero's 5 classical _____ of rhetoric are the concepts that form a basis of speech preparation.
A. aid
B. canons
B. canons
______ is often an effective way to begin your topic selection process.
A. Rhetorical
B. Research
B. Research
______ is an analogy in which the two entities being compared are not in the same category, but where the characteristics of one (which is familiar to the audience) can help the audience understand the unfamiliar one.
A. Literal
B. Figurative
B. Figurative
The ______ meaning of a word is the association that comes to mind when people hear or read the word.
A. connotative
B. denotative
A. connotative
When a speaker considers the ______ before a speech, she checks out whether or not there will be electrical outlets.
A. bar graph
B. forum
B. forum
A presenter uses ______ to mislead an audience not by what they say but by what they leave unsaid.
A. Inference
B. Omission
B. Omission
Speakers demonstrate __________ when they focus solely on the mechanics of their presentation and focus on their next point more than the questions being raised.
A. counterpoint
B. agenda-driven listening
B. agenda-driven listening
________ definition- explains the linguistic origin of the term.
A. Narrative
B. Etymological
B. Etymological
Words that appeal to the senses- touch, taste, smell, and sight- are known as _________.
A. emotional appeal
B. vivid language
B. vivid language
The question "Has my audience seen or heard this aid before?" is an example of a way to know about the audience's ___________.
A. taste
B. prior exposure.
B. prior exposure
____ ____ ____ means attempting to weaken someone's argument by making unsubstantiated claims about his or her character.
A. Ad hominem fallacy
B. Ad populum fallacy
A. Ad hominem fallacy
A strategy for generating ideas is called word _______. Start by listing one potential topic. Then write whatever comes to mind when you think about that first idea.
A. association
B. occasion
A. association
When speakers have two sets of main points that support the specific purpose of their speech, what should those speakers do to choose the more appropriate set?
A. select the set created first
B. consider the audience's interests and needs
B. consider the audience's interests and needs
"First, next, and finally" while previewing the main points are called _________.
A. categories
B. signposts
B. signposts
A presentation in real-time is also known as a ________ one.
A. synchronous
B. asynchronous
A. synchronous