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23 Cards in this Set
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organization
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the selection of ideas and materials and their arrangement into a discernible and effective pattern
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main ideas
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claims that address the issues in the thesis statement; the primary divisions of the speech
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parallel structure
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structures in which phrases are of similar syntax and length
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coherence
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clear relationships among the ideas and topics so that the speech appears to hang together as a natural whole
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logically dependent idea
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cannot stand on its own but requires that some other claim or statement be true
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logically independent idea
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does not require the truth of any other claim or statement as a condition for its own truth
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primacy effect
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a tendency for what is presented first to be best remembered
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recency effect
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a tendency for what is presented last to be remembered
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subheadings
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ideas that are components of or support for the main ideas of the speech
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introduction
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the beginning of the speech, which affects listeners' first impressions of the speaker and prepares them for the speech
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partition
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division of the body of the speech among selected categories for discussion
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rhetorical question
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a question for which no answer is expected but which encourages listeners to think
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conclusion
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the closing of the speech, which draws together what the speaker has said and indicates what the audience should believe or do in response to the speech
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summary
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a condensed restatement of the principle ideas just discussed
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transition
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a connection, or bridge, between the main elements of the speech and between the main ideas within the body of the speech
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internal preview
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a preview within the body of the speech, leading into one of the main ideas
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internal summary
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a summary within the body of the speech, drawing together one of the main ideas
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signposting
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using verbal cues to indicate to an audience where you are in the structure of the speech
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outline
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a display of the organizational pattern of the speech
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preparation outline
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a detailed outline, usually written in complete sentences, used to develop a clear organizational structure during preparation of the speech
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presentation (speaking) outline
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a brief outline, usually containing only key words, used as a memory aid during delivery
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subordination
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designating the supporting materials for a main idea with the subordinate symbol and indentation system in an outline - for example, supporting materials, indicated by capital letters, indented under their main idea, indicated by Roman numerals
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coordination
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designating all ideas that are on the same level of importance with the same symbol series and level of indentation in an outline
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