Lucas Chapters 7/8: Research & Supporting Material
True or False/Explain: Wikipedia is a credible source that you should cite in your work.
False; you can use Wikipedia as a starting point, but you should cite the outside sources linked at the bottom of the page
Of the four delivery styles discussed in the textbook, ___ is the style you should strive for in your speeches, due to its conversational style.
Extemporaneous
According to the textbook, persuasion is "the process of ___, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions" (p. 292).
Creating
A speaker who claims that sugary foods and drinks should be banned in schools because "giving sugar to children is like giving cocaine to a drug addict" is an example of the ___ fallacy.
False analogy
One reason why small groups are important is that they can help fulfill three basic human needs: inclusion, affection, and ___.
Control
When conducting academic research, always pay attention to an article or work's ___ - a short summary of the article or work - before deciding if it's something you should read.
Abstract
Kinesics
A speaker who wants to persuade the audience that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" is the greatest song of all time would be asking the audience a question of ___.
Value
A speaker who seeks to persuade the audience that they should reduce the amount of red meat they consume on a daily basis is asking the audience a question of ___.
Policy
The first time group members communicate, they begin to establish the ___ - informal rules for interaction created and sustained through communication - that will eventually guide the members' behaviors.
Norms
The three criteria you should use when evaluating online sources are:
Authorship, sponsorship, recency
In Phil Davison's amazing campaign speech, he utilized ___ when he said we should "use knowledge as a tool" and "use knowledge as a weapon."
Gestures
"Councilman Stewart's proposal for a new wind farm may sound good, but do you really trust the word of a man who was caught cheating on his wife?" is an example of the ___ fallacy.
After interviewing ten of her classmates for her speech about tobacco and nicotine use, Cassie says "as we can see from my interviews, the majority of young adults in the United States possess negative attitudes towards smoking cigarettes." This is an example of the ___ fallacy.
Hasty generalization
Emergent & task-oriented
Name three ways in which you should cite outside sources in your work.
Parenthetically/in-text, bibliography/references page, orally
When it comes to vocal aspects of delivery: ___ is the highness or lowness of the speaker’s voice; ___ is how accurately a speaker is saying words; ___ is how quickly or slowly a speaker talks; ___ is how clearly a speaker is saying words; ___ is the variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary.
Pitch, pronunciation, rate, articulation, & dialect
___ reasoning occurs when a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second.
Analogical
In a speech that uses Monroe's motivated sequence, the ___ step would occur when the speaker paints a picture of how more positive life would be if the audience adopts their proposal.
Visualization
When it comes to different leadership styles: "What do you all think is the best way to address the problem at hand?" is something you'd hear from a ___ leader; "I will tell all of you exactly how we will solve the problem" is something you'd hear from a ___ leader; "I don't really care about the problem, y'all just do whatever you want" is something you'd hear from a ___ leader.
Democratic, autocratic, & Laissez-faire
If you were researching a speech about COVID-19, examples of ___ would be citing doctors, nurses, or researchers/scientists, whereas examples of ___ would be citing people who survived COVID-19 or knew someone who contracted the virus.
Expert & peer testimony
According to Mr. Robinson, what aspect of delivery is usually the hardest for speakers to master?
Eye contact
Burden of proof
Aristotle's three foundational elements of persuasion are: the speaker's use of logic, evidence, and reasoning [answer1]; the speaker's use of emotional appeals [answer2]; and the speaker's level of credibility [answer3].
Logos, pathos, & ethos
During a group project meeting, you notice one of your group members seems to have something to say (but hasn't been given the opportunity to speak), so you interject and say "[person's name], you look like you want to say something." This is an example of a group member demonstrating the ___ function within group communication.
Gatekeeping