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The _ Amendment assures protection to both honest and dishonest speakers.

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First

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The following comprise a positive ethos:

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competence, good moral character, and goodwill

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When speakers focus on themselves, they become less sensitive to things that might be wrong with their performance.

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False

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Intuitively, you are already familiar with many of the basic principles of public speaking bc planning and executing the delievery of a speech is much the same as which type of communication?

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conversation

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When supported by facts, emotional appeals are a legitimate way for a speaker to achieve his or her goal.

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True

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Interview questions that invite elaboration are ___ questions.

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open-ended

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Audience analysis involves the study of an audience through techniques such as

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interviews and questionaires

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A speaker should try to uncover the audience's feelings toward

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all of the above

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Values are

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our most enduring judgments about what is good and bad in life.

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Making assumptions about your audience based on their gender can help you maintain an audience-centered approach.

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False

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The belief that the ways of one's own culture are superior to those of other cultures is called

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ethnocentrism

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Research on speaker credibility reveals that people must trust those speakers who

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have all of the proceeding qualities

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___ plagiarism is copying material into a speech and then rearranging words or sentence structure in order to make the material appear original.

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Patchwrite

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A form of communication between two people is called

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dyadic communication

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Generally, people with higher levels of education tend to be more willing to change their beliefs.

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True

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Audience members often selectively interpret the meaning of a speaker's message.

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True

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In the planning stage, a speaker can use the thesis statement as a guidepost to make sure that he or she is on track.

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True

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Values are based on attitudes.

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False

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Which of the following is a Greek word meaning "character"?

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ethos

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An audience that holds negative attitudes toward the speaker will tend to disregard even the most important or interesting message.

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True

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In which of the following cultures is direct eye contact considered a sign of active listening and respect?

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United States

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The first step in the speechmaking process is ____, and the last step is ___.

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selecting a topic; practicing delivery if the speech

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In the conclusion, the speaker should restate the speech purpose and reiterate how the main points confirm it.

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True

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Being audience-centered means abandoning your own convictions and catering mainly to audience concerns.

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False

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Active listeners

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normally set listening goals and listen for main ideas.

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Which types of questions on a survey may be either fixed alternative or scale questions?

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closed-ended

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Speakers who engage in dialogic communication

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approach a speech as a collaborative act with the audience.

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___ is the acronym for the fear associated with a speaker's communication to an audience.

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PSA

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Which of the following is NOT true of visualizing?

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It involves physically going through the motions of giving your speech.

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In general, spoken language is more formal than written language.

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False

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Tyson began to panic as soon as his instructor gave the speech assignment to the class. Tyson experienced

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pre-preparation anxiety

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Peoples most enduring judgments about what is good and bad in life are called attitudes.

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False

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Most people retain what percentage of what they hear immediately after listening?

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25 percent

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Transforming ideas and thoughts into messages is called

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encoding

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A speech should be practiced at least how many times?

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six

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The study of moral conduct, or how people should act toward one another, is termed

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ethics

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It isn't necessary that all main points support the speech's thesis.

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False

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Facts, statistics, testimonies, and narratives are all examples of

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supporting material

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To demonstrate the nature and significance of a problem and provide justification for the proposed solution, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?

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problem-solution

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Topics that involve time lines or a series of sequential steps require the chronological pattern of arrangement.

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True

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Once the speaking outline is complete, the speaker should transfer its ideas to the working outline.

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False

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If a speech consists of a story or series of short stories, which pattern of organization is the speaker using?

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narrative

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Eye contact is not very important to the successful delivery of a speech.

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False

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Which of the following outlines uses a partial construction of the sentence form of each point?

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phrase

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One way that a speaker can leave a lasting impression on listener is to incorporate oral language that is artfully arranged and infused with rhythm. One device that helps a speaker accomplish this specific purpose is

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personification

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A speech introduction is designed to

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arouse the audience's attention and motivate the audience to accept the speaker's goals.

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Love is a rose is an example of a simile.

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False

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To explain the physical arrangement of a place, a scene, or an object, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?

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spatial

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Speakers frequently base their startling statements on

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statistics

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Listeners prefer complex language over simple language in a speech.

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False

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The first challenge faced by the speaker in the introduction of the speech is to win the audience's

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attention

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A well-organized speech is characterized by

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unity, coherence, and balance

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In the speaking outline, the introduction and conclusion are among the main points.

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False

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Extemporaneous speeches are carefully planned and practiced in advance and are then delivered from a key-word or phrase outline.

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True

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An effective conclusion should always

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make the speech memorable

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It is not necessary to compile a list of sources while preparing your outline.

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False

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A conclusion gives the speaker the opportunity to drive home his or her purpose and a final chance to reinforce the main points of the speech.

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True

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To describe a series of developments in time or a set of actions that occur sequentially, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?

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chronological

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Irony refers to endowing abstract ideas or inanimate objects with human qualities.

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False

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An example of a pronoun that is commonly overused in a sexiest manner is

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he

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His character plays a rocking, rolling, roaring, raging role. This statement best illustrates which of the following techniques?

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alliteration

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In conclusion, the speaker should not reiterate the topic and speech purpose.

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False

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Generally, the introduction should be brief and no more than ___ percent of the speech body.

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10 to 15

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A speaker should avoid using expressions that are

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cliches

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The summary portion of the speech conclusion should not

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mention each supporting point of the speech

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Which of the following outlines is an in-process document to be revised and rearranged until the speaker is satisfied with the speech content?

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working

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An analogy compares an unfamiliar concept to a more familiar one in order to increase audience understanding of the unfamiliar concept.

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True

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The body of a speech consists of

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main points, supporting points, and transitions

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Which of the following expresses the speech goal?

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specific speech purpose

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Certain organizational formats may be better suited to certain cultures.

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True

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Speakers whose volume is too ____ are viewed less positively than those who project their voices at a pleasing volume.

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monotone

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The formal name for speaking from memory is

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oratory

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Warrants that appeal to the audience's emotions are called _____ warrants.

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substantive

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Which type of delivery falls somewhere between impromptu and memorized?

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extemporaneous

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Speaking from a manuscript

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is useful when precise messages are required.

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The rhetorical proof by emotion is termed

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pathos

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According to Aristotle, rhetorical proof consists of

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logos, ethos, and pathos

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Which type of delivery worries speakers because they have little time to gather their thoughts and achieve composure?

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impromptu

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An argument consists of

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a claim, evidence, and warrants

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The method if speech delivery that is most flexible for the speaker and preferred by listeners is

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extemporaneous speaking

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After Bill practiced his speech in front of his friends, they informed him that he often said "um" and "er." To change this distracting pattern, Bill set a goal of himself to replace his vocal fillers with

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slight pauses

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Grayson delivered an informative speech on romantic relationships. He focused on the stages of relationship formation. What type of informative speech is this an example of?

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a process

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The Chicago Bulls were the best NBA team of the 1990s. This statement is a claim of

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value

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Warrants that rely on an audience's beliefs about the credibility or acceptability of a source of evidence are termed ____ warrants.

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authoritative

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Which nonverbal behavior is most important in maintaining the quality of directness in speech delivery?

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eye contact

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The word impromptu means

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improvised and unpracticed.

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I should be paid $50 for mowing the lawn because this lawn is worth $50. This statement is an example of

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begging the question

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A definition by word origin is called

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definition by etymology

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A three-part argument consisting of a general case, a specific case, and a conclusion is called

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a syllogism

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When a speaker is alert to the audience's ___, he or she can respond to it and make the audience feel respected and recognized.

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feedback

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Although the audience did not pay close attention to Claire's speech message, they were influenced by her professional attire and her reputation as a dedicated social worker. According to the elaboration likelihood model, which of the following swayed the audience to think positively about Claire?

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peripheral processing

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One key to achieving effective vocal variety is

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enthusiasm

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We should disregard Steven Bryan's ideas concerning muscle cars, because Steven Bryan is an idiot. This statement is an example of

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an ad hominem arguement

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Pitch is

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the range of sounds a speaker's voice produces from high to low.

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Buck gave a persuasive speech about why people should assist the homeless in his city in order to prevent crime. According to Maslow, this speech appealed to which basic need?

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safety

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the rising and falling of voice pitch across phrases and sentences

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intonation

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Defining, describing, demonstrating, and explaining are all related to

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informative speaking

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Effective speech delivery should be of of the following:

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natural, enthusiastic, confident, and direct

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The Chicago Bulls were the winningest NBA team of the 1990s. This statement is a claim of

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fact

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The goal of informative speaking is

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to increase audience understanding and awareness by imparting knowledge

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Students who earn an A average on all speech assignments should be exempt from the final exam. This statement is a claim of

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policy

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