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what is the essence of informative speaking?

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sharing knowledge

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according to your text, if you havent done enough research to make you sufficiently informed about your topic, what are you guilty of ?

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being irresponsible

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striking examples and colorful language use contribute most to which of the following factors of maintaining audience attention while speaking?

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intensity

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which approach to capturing audience attention reflects the extent to which our information is new or unusual?

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novelty

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what informative speech design would work best for tracing the evolution of international terrorism over the past 20 years

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chronological design

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what type of informative speech would you give by informing your audience on how to make beer

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sequential design

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taking someone on a tour on NYC would likely call for which speech design

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spatial design

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a speech explaining why the New Orleans levee system failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina would most likely call for what informative design

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categorical or causation

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when subjects are compared from different fields of experience, the speaker uses which of the following types of analogy

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figuarative

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for his speech on earthquake preparedness, Stephen Huff informed his classmates that their university was located near a volatile fault zone, reflecting what factor of maintaining audience attention

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relevance

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what kind of informative speech is most dependent on vivid language use?

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speech of description

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commercials for home security systems depicting criminals fleeing the sound of an alarm most directly invoke what appeal for motivating audiences to listen

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relief

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what are the different types of persuasive speaking

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speeches that focus on facts; speeches that address attitudes, beliefs, and values; & speeches that advocate action and policy

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what kind of persuasive speech would you present in support of a disputed tax cut

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speech that advocate action and policy

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what kind of speech would you present to persuade listeners that Oswald acted alone when he assassinated President Kennedy

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speeches that address attitudes, beliefs, and values

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which stage in the persuasive process is most associated with consciousness raising

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awareness

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emotional appeals are especially important in what stage of the persuasive process

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enactment

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what are the different parts of the motivated sequence speech design

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arouse attention, demonstrate a need, satisfy the need, visualize the results, call for action

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when is a co-active approach to persuasion most useful

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when handling a reluctant audience, bridge the difference between you and your listener

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what stage of the persuasive process is concerned with making the effects of persuasion lasting

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integration

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what concerns should a speaker consider when considering ethical persuasion

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respect for the audience, responsible knowledge of the topic, and concern for the consequences of your words

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a speech encouraging students to recycle would most likely follow what persuasive speech design

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problem-solution

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a __ approach to persuasion engages generic questions a thoughtful audience will likely ask before agreeing to a change in policy or procedure

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co-active/stock issues

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engaging and refuting opposing positions before audiences that already agree with us in order to make them more resistant to later counter-persuasion is referred to as__

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inoculation

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what is a delayed reaction to persuasion called

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sleeper effect

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how can you best avoid the great expectation fallacy

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being patient with reluctant listeners, try to move them a step at a time in your direction, give them info that will eventually change their mind

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what are the different ways that persuasive speaking differs from informative speaking

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differ in what they want the audience to walk away with: facts or an opinion.

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what does reasoned persuasion emphasize

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an effective use of creative suggestion

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__ persuasion circumvents the ethical burden or persuasive justification by over-lying on baseless appeals

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manipulative/ post hoc

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what kind of reasoning is best reflected by comparing the current "war on drugs" to the prohibition of alcohol during the early twentieth century

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from parallel cases

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when julie argues that we should not listen to jerome's ideas for immigration reform, because, "he's just a right-wing idiot!" she is probably guilty of what persuasive fallacy

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ad hominem

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what kind of fallacy are we guilty of when we misstate opposing views in a manner that makes them easier to discredit

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straw man

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what type of fallacy occurs when we change the subject or simply ignore the issue at hand

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red herring

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reasoned persuasion relies most heavily on which form of proof

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logos

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what fallacy has been employed when speakers make persuasive claims that simply do not follow their reasoning and evidence

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non sequitir

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which type of proof is most associated with invoking traditional narratives and values

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mythos

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what kind of reasoning is best reflected by the statement, "war is always wrong. therefore. i opposed the war in iraq."

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from principle

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what is a syllogism

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pattern of deductive reasoning as it develops in reasoned persuasion

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what kind of reasoning works primarily from observation

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deductive

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what form of proof is invoked when you cite your own expert credentials

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ethos

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proof by __ is especially useful for moving audiences to action

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mythos

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what are the guidelines for the ethical use of persuasive speech design

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1) provide evidence from credible sources 2) identify your sources of evidence 3) use evidence that can be verified by experts 4) be sure such evidence has not been corrupted by outside interests 5) acknowledge disagreements among experts 6) do not withhold important evidence 7) use expert testimony to establish facts, prestige testimony to enhance credibility, and lay testimony to create identification 8) quote or paraphrase testimony accurately

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a speech engaging opposing views would most likely follow what persuasive speech design

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refutative

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what type of speaking stresses the sharing of identites and values that unites people into communities

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ceremonial

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identification takes place when the speaker and listener share what

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goals, values, emotions, memories, motives, and cultural background/ common ground

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in addition to acknowledging the recipient of the award, what should you do during an award presentation

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explain nature of award and applaud what the recipient did to qualify for it

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what should you emphasize most about a recipient during an award presentation

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the uniqueness, superiority, and benefits of the recipients' achievements/ why they won award

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a ceremonial tribute to someone that has just died is called

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eulogy

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when abraham lincoln exhorted us to be worthy of "our fathers" by establishing a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people," he used what technique common to ceremonial speaking

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renewal of group commitment

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during an acceptance speech, how should you tailor your language

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language that fits the dignity of the moment

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stating "we all know and respect todays speaker" meets what goal of an introductory speech

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make a speaker feel welcome, strengthen ethos of speaker

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for an inspirational speech to be effective, what quality must the speaker have

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personal commitment and energy/ an enthusiastic demeanor

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after dinner speeches more often serve what purpose

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guiding and inspiring listeners future efforts

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which is the best focus of after dinner speech humor

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immediate situation

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what advice does your text provide for magnifying the virtues of honorees

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what advice does your text provide for acting as a "master of ceremonies?"

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what should a speaker do upon receiving an award

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express your awareness of its deeper meaning

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what advice does your text provide for making awards presentation

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what type of narrative would you probably be using if you introduced it with "imagine yourself..."

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vicarious experience narrative

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the plot is to a narrative as the __ is to a speech

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