A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of scholarly journals.
What is an academic database?
100
To gain a desired response from listeners
What is the primary purpose for speechmaking?
100
A speech that sounds conversational even though it has been rehearsed.
What is an Extemporaneous Speech?
100
Shapes our sense of reality by giving meaning to events.
What is Language?
100
The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches.
What are Fact, Value, and Policy?
200
A summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.
What is an abstract?
200
Something to keep in mind during topic selection, organizing the speech, and choosing supporting materials.
What is the speaker's audience?
200
The type of speech delivery most likely to be used if the U.S. Secretary of State is giving a speech announcing the specific terms of an agreement with Russia on the use of chemical weapons.
What is Manuscript Delivery?
200
The literal or dictionary definition of a word or phrase.
What is the Denotative meaning?
200
"To persuade my audience that criminalizing recreational drugs has failed to prevent their abuse."
What is a specific purpose on a question of fact?
300
The type of supporting material that helps a speaker reinforce, personalize and clarify ideas.
What is an example?
300
The tendency of listeners to interpret what you say on the basis of what they know and believe.
What is Egocentrism?
300
Changes in the pitch of the speaker's voice.
What is inflection?
300
Gives words their emotional power.
What is Connotative meaning?
300
"To persuade my audience to decrease the amount of electricity they use during the summer in order to prevent blackouts."
What is a specific purpose on a question of policy?
400
If you quoted Microsoft founder Bill Gates about his personal experience caring for his aging parents, you would be using this type of testimony.
What is Peer Testimony?
400
Age, gender, cultural background, socioeconomic status.
What are examples of demographic audience analysis?
400
The study of body motions as a form of communication.
What is Kenisics?
400
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
400
"To persuade my audience that people with down syndrome are an important part of our society."
What is a specific purpose on a question of value.
500
The three criteria for judging the reliability of research documents located on the internet.
What is authorship, sponsorship, and recency?
500
The most important factor to consider about your audience when giving a speech about mandatory retirement.
What is the age of your audience members?
500
Both take time to arrange your notes how you want them and stand quietly and wait to make sure everyone is paying attention.
What are things to do at the start of a speech when you arrive at a lectern?
500
Two language devices that can enhance the rhythm of your speeches.
What are repetition and parallelism?
500
The four methods of persuasion discussed in Chapter 17 of your textbook.
What are building credibility, using logical reasoning, using evidence, and appealing to emotions.