Speech exam Quiz 3 – Flashcards
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According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to
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make sure their goals are ethically sound. learn about all sides of an issue. present their evidence fairly and accurately. ALL OF THE ABOVE !!!!
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As your textbook explains, speakers who give persuasive speeches seeking immediate action should make their call for action as general as possible.
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False
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Moving listeners from being strongly opposed to a speaker's position to being only moderately opposed would be a sign of a successful persuasive speech.
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True
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Your success in a persuasive speech will usually depend on how well you adapt to the attitudes, beliefs, and values of your audience.
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True
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A persuasive speech on a question of fact is essentially the same as an informative speech.
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False
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Education and status are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility.
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False
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A speaker's credibility can change during the course of her or his speech.
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True
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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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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, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? What does the mayor know about cutting down on crime? After all, he was accused of shoplifting when he was in college.
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ad hominem
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According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Of course I have a plan to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. But how can we worry about foreign oil when millions of Americans are out of work?
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red herring
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Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is encourage my audience to eat at home more than they eat out.
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I believe cooking at home is better than eating out because it improves your health, finances, and family time.
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that child abuse is wrong.
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False
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to donate blood at the blood drive being held on campus next week.
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False
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the members of the audience to get a Facebook account if they don't already have one.
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True
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my listeners to donate their hair to Locks of Love.
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True
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to visit the Dominican Republic.
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True
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to convince my audience that they need to stop allowing their children to watch so much TV.
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True
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that they should go to college.
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False
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Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience to eliminate sodas entirely from their family's lives.
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I believe we and our families should stop consuming sodas because 1) sodas are full of potentially fatal toxins, 2) our bodies are deprived of essential nutrients when we drink just one can of soda, and 3) you could loose weight by abstaining from sodas.
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True or False: The following purpose statement be appropriate to give in for this public speaking class. The purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that there is intelligent life beyond Earth (i.e., aliens could exist).
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True
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Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade people to buy their food as locally as possible
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By purchasing food locally, we know more about the foods we buy, we drastically reduce the effects that buying outside the local area plays on the environment, and we also strengthen our local economy.
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Choose the best thesis statement that goes along with the following purpose statement: The purpose of my speech is to persuade my audience that children should learn another language in elementary school.
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The three reasons why children should learn another language are (1) it is easier to learn at a young age, (2) they can learn another culture, and (3) they would have an advantage in the future.
