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Of the five senses, presentational aids are effective because we depend on _____ more than any other sense.
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Sight
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From the following options, the best reason to use presentation aids is..
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they help your audience understand and remember.
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The best reason that presentation aids enhance an audience's memory of the speech is that
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Audience members will better understand and remember the speech because of visual reinforcement.
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What does your text advice regarding using people as presentation aids?
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rehearse with the person and avoid using spur of the moment volunteer in the speech.
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Which of the following is an example of two dimensional presentation aid?
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a graph of population growth.
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Regina's demonstration speech topic was "Three Ways to Improved Photography." In this speech, Regina showed a 35 mm camera, used a chart with an enlarged diagram of the main components of the camera, and then showed 4 x 6 photographs (some good and some with errors) to the audience. Which of the following statements best summarizes Regina's use of presentation aids in this speech?
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Regina should have enlarged the photographs so the audience could clearly see them.
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On her way to public speaking class, Delaney decided to add one last presentation aid to her speech. Was this a good idea, according to your textbook?
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No, because Delaney didn't have a chance to rehearse with the new aid.
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Kayt had carefully planned presentation aids for her speech on "Quilting." She thoroughly demonstrated how to sew together the squares by hand, which required her to concentrate on the quilt. What guideline for using presentation aids did Kayt violate?
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Kayt focused on the presentation aid instead of the audience.
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Joe is a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA), so for his demonstration speech he wanted to show his audience the proper way to groom and care for his prize-winning Holstein cattle. Instead of bringing a Holstein to class, what does the textbook suggest Joe should do in this demonstration speech?
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Joe should use a three-dimensional model of a Holstein along with the items he uses to groom the cattle when the actual object is too large to be easily used as a presentation aid for a speech.
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In a speech about organ donation, Nathan gave the audience a handout about the need for organs and the process for becoming an organ donor before his speech. Is this an effective use of presentation aids, according to the text's guidelines?
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No; Nathan should have waited until the conclusion to hand this out as audience members will read what you give them.
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The process of changing or reinforcing a listener's attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior is
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persuasion.
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Our likes and dislikes are represented by our..
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attitudes.
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Something that is reinforced by past experience and evidence is
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belief.
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With an informative speech the speaker informs about potential options available to the audience; persuasive speakers
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ask the audience members to make an explicit choice.
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Persuasion is the process of
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changing or reinforcing attitudes, beliefs, and values.
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In the process of persuading your audience, the most difficult to change is your listeners'
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values
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The underlying internal force that drives us to achieve our goals is
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motivation
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The sense of disorganization that prompts a person to change when new information conflicts with previously organized thought patterns is
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cognitive dissonance
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Sometimes persuasive messages using cognitive dissonance are so at odds with the listeners' attitudes, beliefs, and values that audiences may
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stop listening.
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Matt is listening to a persuasive speech on assisted suicide. He begins to feel uncomfortable but then decides the speaker didn't know what she was talking about. Matt is using which dissonance coping strategy?
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He is discrediting the source
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The audience's perception of a speaker's competence, trustworthiness, and dynamism is termed
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credibility
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What is Aristotle's term for speaker's credibility?
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ethos
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The factor in a speaker's credibility that refers to his/her being perceived as energetic is known as
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dynamism
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The type of credibility established by giving careful thought to your appearance, establishing eye contact, and having your credentials as well as accomplishments presented to the audience is known as
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initial credibility
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The term that Aristotle used to refer to using evidence and reasoning to reach a conclusion is
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logos
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The type of reasoning in which one thing, person, or process is compared to another to predict how something will perform or respond is
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analogy
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A process of reasoning from a general statement or principle to reach a specific, certain conclusion is known as
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deductive reasoning
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What is the term for a conclusion reached based on available evidence?
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an inference
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What is testimony or quotations that express attitudes, beliefs, or values of someone else?
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example
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When speakers attempt to persuade without adequate evidence or use arguments that are irrelevant or inappropriate, they are using
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a fallacy
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Oral language is different from written language in that it
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is more personal and simple
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The most important difference between oral language and written language is
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oral language allows for interaction with the audience.
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A word that is specific and appeals to at least one of our five senses is known as a(n)
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concrete word
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A cliché is
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an overused expression that may make listeners tune out.
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The term that applies to the meaning of a word based on our past experiences is
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connotation
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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word is
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denotation
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Words that are particular to a profession are known as
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jargon
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To "use appropriate language" in a speech implies
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avoiding language that will offend people of different cultures, races, sexes, or other subgroups
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When speakers substitutes the word "flight attendant" for "stewardess" or "steward", they are using language that is
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non-sexist
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When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image, he/she is using the figure of speech known as
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a metaphor
