Consciousness raising is a strategy resource employed to serve the purpose of
__________.
a. strengthening commitment
b. weakening commitment
c. inducing a specific action
d. explaining
Teenage drivers are the most dangerous drivers on the road. Which of the following
statements is coordinate?
a. Drivers over the age of 25 are much more experienced.
b. Fifteen percent of accidents involve drivers 17 years old or younger.
c. The number of teen drivers has increased in the last 20 years.
d. Teenagers should have more restrictions on their driving.
Which of the following guidelines for gathering research material suggests that you
skim relevant sources looking for key words, important concepts, or relevant statistics
within each source to quickly locate information that is useful?
a. Read progressively.
b. Read selectively.
c. Read efficiently.
d. Read proficiently.
When speaking to a culturally diverse audience, it is best to use supporting material that
__________.
a. includes a variety of types
b. is based on opinions from authoritative figures
c. emphasizes illustrations and narratives
d. is based entirely on objective data
Which of the following terms describes a computer program that locates websites that
are likely to have information in which you are interested?
a. search engine
b. browser
c. URL
d. homepage
In her conclusion, Lori said, “Today we”ve learned that we all must take precautions
against food-borne diseases. The prime candidates are E. coli, botulism, and salmonella.
Your care in cooking and storing food could make the difference between a healthy diet
or a poisonous one.” Lori’s first sentence serves what function?
a. summarizing the main ideas
b. signaling that the end is coming
c. making a final appeal
d. creating an aid to memory
Sarah concluded her introduction by saying, “Today, we are going to first examine
Oscar the Grouch and second explain how he has been a great role model for me.”
Sarah was __________.
a. gaining the audience’s attention
b. previewing the development of the thesis
c. stating the thesis
d. favorably disposing the audience to the topic
What is the first decision you should make regarding visual aids?
a. Is the visual aid portable?
b. Which ideas will be aided by visual materials?
c. What computer software can generate effective slides?
d. What can go wrong?
Jeremy’s speech included the following statement: “Abstinence is the only way to have
safe sex because by not having sex you are safe.” Which error in reasoning did Jeremy
commit?
a. non sequitur
b. post hoc reasoning
c. circular argument
d. ignoring the question
Once a speaker has discovered the common knowledge and experience shared by the
listeners, what can she use effectively in her speech?
a. platitudes
b. allusions
c. demographics
d. selective attention
When a speaker refers to a common experience to create identification with the
audience, which goal of a speech introduction is being served?
a. gaining attention
b. creating a favorable response toward the topic
c. creating a favorable response toward the speaker
d. clarifying the purpose of thesis
The most important guideline for practicing your speech is to __________.
a. begin early
b. mentally rehearse the speech
c. practice the speech orally
d. try to simulate the speech setting
Parallel statements at the same level of importance in the outline are called
__________.
a. coordinate
b. subordinate
c. rhetorical
d. main points
Ethos is the __________.
a. speaker’s innate character
b. speaker’s sense of identity
c. listeners’ perception of the speaker’s character
d. listeners’ emotional reaction to the speaker
When speaking about the African AIDS crisis, Maura emphasized her definition of the
problem by saying, “We all know that AIDS is a deadly and devastating disease, but it
can be treated.” What type of supporting material was she using?
a. personal experience
b. examples
c. testimony
d. common knowledge
Developing a strategic plan allows the speaker to __________.
a. respond to the rhetorical situation
b. create a rhetorical situation
c. speak at the rhetorical situation
d. create a specific situation
When the speaker attempts to disprove or dispute arguments or appeals made by others,
the goal is __________.
a. refutation
b. conversion
c. conviction
d. denial
What are the five strategies a speaker can use to promote the purpose of conversion?
How do they differ from strategies used for other purposes?
The relationship among the subpoints that support a single main point in an outline is a
relationship of __________.
What are the advantages and drawbacks of using people as visual aids?
Experts do not believe that __________ should be the only sole basis for evaluating a
speech.
How listeners perceive your __________ will affect what they think about the speech.
When you decide that a statement is true because it “just sounds right” or reject a
statement simply because it does not fit your current beliefs or opinions, your have
made a(n) __________ judgment.
Topics that are complex, technical, or abstract may not be appropriate for __________
delivery.
The term __________ refers to fears and worries people have about communicating
with others.
A decorous speech conforms to audience expectations. What five elements are
associated with these expectations? What are the key features of each that distinguish
them from the others?
Vocalized pauses are evidence of the potential for __________ in oral style.
When the instructor of the class asks you to submit an outline, you should submit the
__________ outline.
If examples are not __________, then one cannot confidently infer that what is true of
them is true in general.
__________ involves the replacement of one set of beliefs with another set that is
inconsistent with the first.
Bill prepared a simple __________, showing the key components of the computer that
he wanted to discuss in his speech.
A speech with only a body violates listeners’ expectations about __________.
Because style is based on the inferences and judgments of listeners, style is always
__________ dependent.