When preparing to write or speak about a topic, your first step is to gather what?
a. Information
b. a group to work with
Information
What kind of graph is designed to show the differences between quantities?
a. Bar Graph
b. Pie Graph
Bar Graph
What kind of language uses metaphors and similes to compare things that may not be literally alike?
a. Figurative Language
b. Abstract Language
Figurative Language
What is the influence of speaker credentials and character in a speech; arguments based on credibility?
a. Logos
b. Ethos
Ethos
What type of speech is given in honor of someone who has died?
a. Eulogy
b. Roast
Eulogy
Books, articles, and textbooks are considered what kind of sources?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
Secondary
What kind of graph is designed to show proportional relationships within sets of data?
a. Bar
b. Pie
Pie
What kind of language evokes many different visual images in the minds of your audience?
a. Figurative Language
b. Abstract Language
Abstract Language
Logical and organized arguments and the credible evidence to support the arguments within a speech; arguments based on logic?
a. Logos
b. Pathos
Logos
What type of speech is a humorous speech that makes a serious point?
a. After-dinner speech
b. Farewell speech
After-dinner speech
Almost all content in academic journals is what?
a. a group project
b. Peer Reviewed
Peer Reviewed
What kind of graph is designed to show trends over time?
a. Pie
b. Line
Line
What is the type of language that consists of words and phrases that are specific to a subculture or group that others may not understand?
a. Figurative Language
b. Slang
Slang
The Use of emotions such as anger, joy, hate, desire for community, and love to persuade the audience of rightness of a proposition; arguments based on emotion.
a. Pathos
b. Ethos
Pathos
What type of speech is given by the recipient of a prize or honor?
a. Survivor Speech
b. Acceptance Speech
Acceptance Speech
Wikipedia is not suitable for what level of serious research?
a. high school
b. college
College
Why should a speaker not pass an object or model around during a speech?
a. It is not allowed
b. It is highly distracting
It is highly distracting
What is the language that makes the recipient smell, taste, see, hear, and feel a sensation?
a. imagery
b. Slang
imagery
What is the symbolic process in which communicators try to convince other people to change their attitudes or behavior regarding an issue through the transmission of a message, in an atmosphere of free choice?
a. Opinion
b. Persuasion
Persuasion
What type of speech is humorous and designed to both praise and good-naturedly insult a person being honored?
a. A Toast
b. A Roast
A Roast
What does the "P" in APA (American _____ Association) format stand for?
a. Psychological
b. Physiological
Psychological
What is a drawing or sketch that outlines and explains the parts of an object, process, or phenomenon that cannot be readily seen?
a. map
b. diagram
diagram
What is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect?
a. irony
b. alliteration
Irony
What kind of audience is the people that the speaker most wants to persuade and who are likely to be receptive to the persuasive messages?
a. Uninterested Audience
b. Target Audience
Target Audience
What is a speech that is designed to congratulate, appreciate, or remember?
a. Speech of Commencement
b. A Toast
A Toast