Six C's
Which "C" means making your message easy to understand?
Clarity
What type of figurative language directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What does arousing emotion strengthen in a speech?
Sound reasoning (answers may vary)
What rhetorical device involves deliberately using the same word, phrase, or idea multiple times to emphasize a point?
Repetition
Which "C" means using correct grammar, facts, and language?
Correctness
What type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Which type of emotional appeal involves connecting with people despite being separated by years of generations?
Overcoming time
What is the term for acknowledging an opposing argument and then responding to or disproving it?
Rebuttal or antithesis
Which "C" means communicating your message using as few unecessary words as possible?
Conciseness
What figurative language gives human characteristics to non-human things?
Personification
Which type of emotional appeal involves connecting with people who are physically far away?
Overcoming distance
What is the figurative language that uses words that imitate or suggest the sound they describe, such as "buzz" or "bang"?
Onomatopoeia
Which "C" means using specific, tangible details rather than vague ideas?
Concreteness
What figurative language involves repeating the same sound at the beginning of nearby words?
Alliteration
Which type of emotional appeal involves motivating people who are uninterested or indifferent to care about an issue?
Overcoming apathy
What is a metaphor that continues throughout an entire speech, story, or piece of writing to develop one central comparison?
Enduring metaphor
Which "C" means making sure your language is respectful and appropriate for people from different cultural backgrounds?
Cultural sensitivity
What type of figurative language uses part of something to represent the whole?
Synecdoche
Why is arousing emotion important in public speaking?
It strengthens reasoning and helps speakers connect with their audience by overcoming time, distance, and apathy. (answers may vary)
What type of meaning refers to the feelings, associations, or ideas that a word suggests beyond its literal definition?
Connotative meaning