Chapter 23 Quiz Test Questions – Flashcards
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An informative speech might introduce listeners to
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novel ways of thinking
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Speeches about ______ explore anything that is not human but is animate or inanimate
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objects or phenomena
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Speeches about ______ inform audiences about compelling individuals or groups
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people
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Which type of informative speech relies on reportage and backstory
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speeches about events
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Listener comprehension is aided by:
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-the speaker's use of clear transitions -effective presentation aids -an appropriate organizational pattern
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The goal of informative speaking is
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to increase audience awareness or deepen understanding.
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A definition by word origin is called
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definition by etymology.
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Speeches about ______ focus on abstract or complex ideas and attempt to make them concrete and understandable.
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concepts
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A speech on the Battle of Gettysburg is which type of informative speech?
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a speech about an event
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Audience members will understand a new concept more easily if the speaker uses a(n) ___________ to link the unfamiliar with the familiar.
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analogy
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