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Chapter 14: Informative and Persuasive Presentations
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The use of logic or reasoning to impact an audience is called ______.
a. ethos
b. logos
c. pathos
d. mentos
2. Deductive reasoning is associated with which proof?
a. Ethos
b. Pathos
c. Logos
d. Ethnos
3. Artistic proofs were laid out 2,000 years ago by ______.
a. Aristotle
b. Pericles
c. Cicero
d. Caesar
4. An enthymeme is a form of ______.
a. claim of value
b. process speech
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c. syllogism
d. anchor position
5. Which of the following includes those positions that the audience deems
unacceptable?
a. Latitude of acceptance
b. Latitude of noncommitment
c. Latitude of rejection
d. Anchor position
6. Which of the following includes the range of positions that the audience sees as
acceptable?
a. Latitude of acceptance
b. Latitude of noncommitment
c. Latitude of rejection
d. Anchor position
7. According to social judgment theory, ______ represents the preferred or most
acceptable position.
a. latitude of acceptance
b. latitude of noncommitment
c. latitude of rejection
d. anchor position
8. Words that represent intangible objects that cannot be experienced through senses
and include ideas, beliefs, and feelings are said to be ______.
a. based
b. cemented
c. concrete
d. abstract
9. Words that represent tangible objects that can be experienced through sensory
channels (touch, taste, smell, hearing, seeing) and include real people, objects, actions,
and locations are said to be ______.
a. based
b. cemented
c. concrete
d. abstract
10. Speaker credibility to impact an audience is the most closely associated with which
proof?
a. Ethos
b. Pathos
c. Logos
d. None of these
11. Alexandra is going to give a presentation on the procedure for diabetic patients to
check their blood glucose levels but will not be having the audience check theirs. This is
what type of presentation?
a. Expository presentation
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b. Process demonstration
c. How-to demonstration
d. Presentation to actuate
12. Which of the following is NOT a strategy for how–to demonstrations?
a. Include all steps.
b. Assume prior knowledge.
c. Provide a clear view.
d. Control pace.
13. Alaina is going to give a presentation on the proper procedure for applying a
tourniquet to someone who has been injured, and audience members will apply a
tourniquet briefly to the person sitting next to them. This is what type of presentation?
a. Expository presentation
b. Process demonstration
c. How-to demonstration
d. Presentation to convince
14. Skylar is giving a presentation to encourage classmates to write letters to their
congressional representatives to voice their opinions on a new legislative bill that is
going to be voted on in a few weeks. This is what type of speech?
a. Presentation to actuate
b. Presentation to convince
c. How-to demonstration
d. Expository presentation
15. Biff wants the members of the administration in the audience to change their minds
about the +/– grade system that was implemented at the university last semester. Biff
will be giving which type of presentation?
a. Presentation to actuate
b. How-to demonstration
c. Presentation to convince
d. Expository presentation
16. Anna Leigh wants to present a highly detailed analysis of her hometown, Portland,
Oregon. Which of the following is the most appropriate type of presentation for her to
deliver?
a. Presentation to actuate
b. How-to demonstration
c. Presentation to convince
d. Expository presentation
17. In his presentation, Jack explains, in detail, the capabilities of the iPhone 7. Most
likely, Jack’s presentation is a(n)______.
a. persuasive presentation
b. expository presentation
c. process demonstration
d. how-to demonstration
18. In his presentation, Ruben is going to use a number of academic sources to support
his claim that Christopher Columbus did not actually land on the mainland of what is
currently the United States. This type of claim is one of ______.
a. value
b. policy
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c. conjecture
d. fact
19. Billie is claiming that electronic cigarettes are a nuisance and should be banned in
all public places. Billie’s claim is one of ______.
a. fact
b. value
c. policy
d. conjecture
20. “Drinking Yumm-o Cola will make you healthier” is a claim of ______.
a. fact
b. value
c. policy
d. conjecture
21. “The United States Postal Service should be taken over by a private company as
soon as possible” is a claim of ______.
a. policy
b. value
c. conjecture
d. fact
22. Which of the following is not one of the four primary types of persuasive claims that
can be developed through a presentation to convince?
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a. Opinion
b. Value
c. Conjecture
d. Fact
23. ______ explains how people may respond to a range of positions surrounding a
particular topic or issue.
a. Muted group theory
b. Communication accommodation theory
c. Postmodernism
d. Social judgment theory
24. ______ maintains that if someone advocates a position within your latitude of
rejection you will view it as farther from your anchor position than it actually is.
a. Assimilation effect
b. Contrast effect
c. Audience involvement
d. Explicit bias
25. A/an ______ occurs when relationships are used to justify certain behaviors and to
convince others of their appropriateness.
a. appeal to relationships
b. post hoc ergo propter hoc
c. cum hoc ergo propter hoc
d. hasty generalization
26. A/an ______ argues that something is caused by whatever happens before it.
a. appeal to relationships
b. post hoc ergo propter hoc
c. cum hoc ergo propter hoc
d. hasty generalization
27. A/an ______ argues that if one thing happens at the same time as another, it was
caused by the thing with which it coincides.
a. appeal to relationships
b. post hoc ergo propter hoc
c. cum hoc ergo propter hoc
d. hasty generalization
28. A/an ______ occurs when a conclusion is based on a single occurrence or
insufficient data or sample size.
a. appeal to relationships
b. post hoc ergo propter hoc
c. cum hoc ergo propter hoc
d. hasty generalization
29. A ______ is the use of another issue to divert attention away from the real issue.
a. division fallacy
b. composition fallacy
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c. false alternative
d. red herring
30. A ______ occurs when only two options are provided, one of which is generally
presented as the poor choice or one that should be avoided.
a. division fallacy
b. composition fallacy
c. false alternative
d. red herring
31. A ______ argues that the parts are the same as the whole.
a. division fallacy
b. composition fallacy
c. false alternative
d. red herring
32. A ______ argues the whole is the same as its parts.
a. division fallacy
b. composition fallacy
c. false alternative
d. red herring
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True/False
1. A presentation of definition is a type of persuasive presentation.
2. A claim of conjecture contends what will be true or false in the future.
3. A presentation that provides the audience with a detailed or in-depth review or
analysis of an object, a creation, a place, a person, a concept, or an event is an
exploratory presentation.
4. The assimilation effect maintains that if someone advocates a position within your
latitude of acceptance you will view it as closer to your anchor position than it is.
5. The contrast effect maintains that if someone advocates a position within your
latitude of rejection you will view it as farther from your anchor position than it really is.
6. Concrete words represent intangible objects that cannot be experienced through
senses and include ideas, beliefs, and feelings.
7. Expository presentations may connect ideas or viewpoints surrounding a particular
topic, distinguish or classify components of a topic, compare and contrast elements of a
topic, or initiate new approaches or integrate existing approaches to a topic.
8. Pathos involves the use of speaker credibility to impact an audience.
9. Ethos involves the use of speaker credibility to impact an audience.
10. Logos is an artistic proof involving the use of emotional appeals to impact an
audience.
11. Presentations to actuate are delivered in an attempt to change audience behavior.
12. A presentation to actuate is an example of an informative presentation.
13. Descriptive language is that which provides the audience with a clearer picture of
what you are discussing by describing it in more detail.
14. An enthymeme is a claim of policy.
15. If you know your audience’s preexisting beliefs conflict with your topic, then you
shouldn’t bother giving your presentation.
16. If the audience members do not incorporate the information that you provide into
their lives, they will likely forget the material provided during your presentation.
17. Two basic types of persuasive speeches exist: presentations to convince and those
intended to actuate.
18. When developing a claim of value, you must let the audience know what criteria you
used to determine the value you support.
19. A claim of conjecture maintains that something is true or false at the present time or
was true or false in the past.
20. A claim of fact contends what will be true or false in the future.
21. As audience members’ involvement with an issue decreases, so does the size of
their latitude of rejection.
22. Audiences highly involved with an issue will have large latitudes of acceptance and
noncommitment because people will spend more time thinking about and evaluating the
concerns with an issue if they view it as important and meaningful.