Chapter 4 vocabulary
the broad, overall goal of a speech; to inform, to persuade, to entertain/inspire, etc.
General Purpose
new research, carried out to acquire data first-hand rather from previously published sources to answer specific questions or issues and discover knowledge
Primary Research
an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged in time order
Chronological pattern
having the quality or function of proving or demonstrating something; affording proof or evidence
Probative
the statement or question that piques the audience’s interest in what you have to say at the very beginning of a speech
Attention getter
an infinitive phrase that builds upon the speaker’s general purpose to clearly indicate precisely what the goal of a given speech is
Specific Purpose Statement
information that is first-hand or straight from the source; information that is unfiltered by interpretation or editing
Primary Sources
an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged according to movement in space or direction
Spatial pattern
a story of something that could happen but has not happened yet
Hypothetical narratives
a brief account or story of an interesting or humorous event
Anecdote
a statement that contains or summarizes a speech’s main points
Central Idea Statement
information that is not directly from the first-hand source; information that has been compiled, filtered, edited, or interpreted in some way
Secondary Sources
the repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning
Parallelism
to set limits on what a word or term means, how the audience should think about it, and/or how you will use it
Define
A question to which no actual reply is expected
Rhetorical question
(my classmates, the members of the Social Work Club, my coworkers)
Target Audience
works that are published on a regular, ongoing basis, such as magazines, academic journals, and newspapers
Periodicals
a phrase or sentence that connects various parts of a speech and shows the relationship between them
Connectives
a definition with clearly defined parameters for how the word or term is being used in the context of a speech
Stipulated definition
a relationship or connection a speaker makes with the audience
Rapport
(to inform, to explain, to demonstrate, to describe, to define, to persuade, to convince, to prove, to argue)
Specific Communication Word
a review process in which other scholars have read a work of scholarly writing (usually articles, but sometimes books) and evaluated whether it meets the quality standards of a particular publication and/or discipline
Peer-review
a type of connective that emphasizes what has come before and reminds the audience of what has been covered
Internal summaries
feelings or issues related to the inner workings of the body
Organic
something memorable with which to conclude your speech
Clincher