Second Speech Quiz – Flashcards
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Of all the kinds of speech making, _______speaking is the most complex and the most challenging.
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Persuasive
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Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A. A coach reviewing the offensive plays for next week's game. B. A lawyer explaining the details of a plea bargaining agreement to her client. C. An architectural firm recommending the adoption of it's building plan. D. A botanist reporting the discovery of a new species. E. An activist honoring past leaders of the labor movement.
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C
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Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A. A president of a company presenting an award to an outstanding employee. B. A marketing manager explaining a new product to the company's sales force. C. A personnel manager defining employee benefits at a meeting of workers. D. A union representative urging management to avoid a strike by raising wages. E. A finance officer reporting sales figures to the board of directors.
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D
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Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A. A United States President praising World War II veterans. B. A history professor lecturing on the rise of industrialism. C. A judge explaining the rules of evidence during a criminal trial. D. A developer urging the city council to build a new convention center. E. A geneticist reporting her research to a professional meeting.
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D
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According to your textbook, persuasion is a psychologist process in which listeners engage in a ____________ with the speaker.
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Mental Dialogue
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The ______________________ is that portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.
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Target audience
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If you want to persuade a skeptical audience, which of the following is MOST important for you to do in your speech?
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Answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism
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"To persuade my audience that long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields can cause serious health problems" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of .......
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Fact
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The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of......
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Fact, Value, and Policy
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"To persuade my audience that preemptive strikes against suspected terrorists is morally justifiable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of.......
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Value
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"To persuade my audience that it is unethical for politicians to accept trips paid for by lobbyists" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of.......
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Value
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At which of the following would you be most likely to hear a persuasive speech on a question of fact?
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A jury trial
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Persuasive speeches on question of _______ argue for/against of a particular courses of action.
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Policy
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According to your textbook, "To persuade my audience that they should practice abstinence as a way to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of.......
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Policy
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As your textbook explains, you must deal with three basic issues whenever you discuss a question of policy. Those issues are need, plan, and....
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Practicality
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Which of the following specific purpose statements is form a persuasive speech seeking passive agreement? A. To persuade my audience to sign organ donor cards. B. To persuade my audience to vote in the next local election. C. To persuade my audience to boycott coffee from plantations that damage the rain forests. D. To persuade my audience that the campus library should be open 24 hours a day. E. To persuade my audience to adopt a regular exercise program.
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D
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Which of the following specific purpose statements is form a persuasive speech seeking immediate action? A. To persuade my audience that the federal government should increase funding to provide computers for children in low-income housing. B. To persuade my audience that the state must increase funding for wetland preservation. C. To persuade my audience that federal campaign finance laws must be reformed to preserve the integrity of the electoral process. D. To persuade my audience to decrease the amount of electricity they use during the summer in order to prevent blackouts. E. To persuade my audience that the college administration should increase spending for intramural athletics on campus.
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D
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Regardless of whether your aim is to encourage passive agreement or immediate action, you must deal with three basic issues whenever you discuss a question of policy. They are...
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Need, Plan, and Practicality
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Which of the following statements is most clearly directed at the practicality issue as a persuasive speech on a question of policy? A. My solution has 3 major steps. B. We can no longer ignore the seriousness of the problem. C. There are 3 ways to judge the morality of capital punishment. D. If my plan is adopted, it will be less expensive than the current system. E. If the government knew what it was doing, we wouldn't be in this mess.
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D
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According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are
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Competence and Character
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According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker produced by everything the speaker says or does during the speech itself is called
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Derived Credibility
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Nina's persuasive speech contained the following statement: The lack of a national law requiring seat belts on school buses is a serious problem in the United States. Last year alone, 437 children were killed and more than 5,000 injured in accidents involving school buses. Given all the advances in automobile safety in recent years, how can we continue to allow our children to ride in unsafe vehicles? Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Nina address in this excerpt?
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Need
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According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech is called...
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Terminal
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According to your textbook, research has shown that...
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Speakers can enhance their credibility by delivering their speeches fluently and expressively.
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When giving a persuasive speech to an audience that opposes your point of view, it is especially important that you use __________ to answer their objections to your views.
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Evidence
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What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? French movies are all dull. I saw three of them last semester in my film class and couldn't stay awake through a single one
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Hasty generalization
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What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? I always wear my blue sweater when I take an exam, but I couldn't find it yesterday. If I had worn it yesterday, I would not have flunked my accounting exam.
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False cause
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what time of fallacy? In high school I didn't have to study at all and I earned good grades in all my classes, so I'm sure I don't need to study to do well in my college classes.
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Invalid Analogy
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? How can we be so concerned about shielding children in the U.S. from Internet pornography when millions of children around the world continue to be sold into slavery?
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Red Herring
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an exmaple of what time of fallacy? Either we all sign organ donor cards or medical facilities will start cloning people just to sell their body parts.
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Either-or
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Representative Thompson's school proposal may be first rate, but don't forget that he never attended college himself.
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Ad Hominem
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A slippery slope fallacy....
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Assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Everyone runs red lights when they're in a hurry, so there's no reason I shouldn't do it, too.
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Bandwagon
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According to your textbook, which of the following statements is true? A. Emotional appeal is incompatible with ethical public speaking. B. A public speaker should not substitute emotional appeal for evidence and reasoning. C. Emotional appeal is usually inappropriate in a persuasive speech about a question of fact. D. All of the above. E. B and C only.
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E
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Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a method for generating emotional appeal in a persuasive speech?
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Develop vivid examples
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Because it follows the process of human thinking, _________ is particularly useful for organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action.
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Monroe's motivated sequence
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Using vivid imagery to help listeners see the benefits of the plan you are advocating is crucial to the _______________ step within Monroe's motivated sequence.
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Visualization
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Which of the following is the FIRST step in Monroe's motivated sequence? A. Need B. Judgement C. Motivation D. Attention E. Plan
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D
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Which of the following is the FINAL step in Monroe's motivated sequence? A. Action B. Motivation C. Visualization D. Practicality E. Solution
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A
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According to your textbook, it is especially important to use evidence in a persuasive speech to....
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Answer listeners' objections to your opinions
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As your textbook explains, studies have found that public speakers will usually be more persuasive when they.... A. Use specific evidence B. Use evidence from credible sources C. Use evidence that is new to the audience D. All of the above E. A and B only
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D
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To create common ground with an audience in the introduction of a persuasive speech, your textbook recommends that you......
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Show the audience that you share their values
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True or False: Even though a persuasive speaker's goal is to influence the audience's beliefs or actions, she or he still has an ethical obligation to present evidence fairly and accurately.
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True
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True or False: Audience analysis and adaptation are less challenging in persuasive speech than in specking to inform
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False
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True or False: When trying to persuade a hostile audience, you should usually be wary of even mentioning the audience's objections to your point of view.
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True
