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Which contextual factor involves the size of the group that you will be speaking to
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whether they agree or disagree with you
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how much they know about your topic
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Which speaking format places the speaker directly in front of the audience?
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In-person
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What type of speech is an educator likely to give most often in the classroom?
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Informative speech
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Which contextual factor involves knowing whether there will be sounds from airplanes
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cars
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air conditioners
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Which of the following statements about the expectations that accompany the speaking format is true?
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The audience expects pre-recorded presentations to be more polished than in-person presentations.
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Amelia lives far from her granddaughter but wants to be an active part of her life
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so she has a Skype conversation with her granddaughter every weekend. When Amelia and her granddaughter talk
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which part of the communication process would Skype be considered?
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Which component of the linear model of communication can interfere with or change the message after the source encodes and sends it?
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Noise
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The process of drawing meaning from the symbols that were used to encode a message is called
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Decoding
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Jerome is having trouble hearing the speaker because there is a loud air conditioner in the room. What is Jerome experiencing?
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Physical noise
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Which component of the communication process includes beliefs
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values
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the physical setting
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The fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with another or others is called
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Communication Apprehension
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Andrew gets nervous when speaking in front of others
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so he decides to try to gradually expose himself to speaking situations to help overcome his fear. First
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Andrew asks his roommate to listen to his speech. Then
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The strategy in which you reduce communication apprehension by relaxing
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closing your eyes
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and imagining yourself giving your speech confidently and effectively from beginning to end is called
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Which of the following is usually true for people who have high levels of communication apprehension?
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They tend to procrastinate when preparing speeches.
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Convincing yourself that something is going to happen before it does
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thus leading to the occurrence of what you originally expected
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is called
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Which of the following speeches is most likely to celebrate the accomplishments of an entire large group of people at the same time?
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Graduation address
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Which of the following is NOT true about commemorative speeches?
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Commemorative speeches have very clear main points and transitions
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Commemorative speeches have very clear main points and transitions
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Eulogy
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1. Jonathan gives a speech in which he says
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"Today
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we're here to celebrate the beginning of Isaac and Kate's life together. Isaac and Kate
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In which type of speech is the speaker expected to express gratitude for receiving a specific honor
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thank a few people who helped along the way
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and should express knowledge about and appreciation of the qualities being celebrated?
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Which characteristic of language means that symbols are used to represent things that are not intrinsically connected to those things?
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Arbitrary
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Charles Dickens' opening to A Tale of Two Cities reads
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"It was the best of times
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it was the worst of times
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In her speech
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Andrea says
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"Do we care more about protecting guns than protecting children and families? Do we care more about protecting guns than protecting our schools and parks and streets? Do we care more about protecting guns than protecting our theaters and malls and other community gathering places? What do you really want to protect?" Which language structure is Andrea using?
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Which characteristic of language refers to the idea that language is intangible and that some words are less precise
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or concrete
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than others?
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Which of the following is an example of inclusive language?
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Significant other
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Which of the following is a strategy for gaining audience interest?
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Make eye contact
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While giving his speech
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Jaime watches his audience members' facial expressions
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head nods
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Javier has been asked to deliver the keynote speech at a Young Entrepreneurs Convention. As part of his preparation for his speech
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he asks the conference planner how big the room is
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how it will be set up
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Which method of audience analysis can be done while giving a speech?
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Polling the audience
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Categories of definable characteristics of groups of people
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such as age
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race
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Which of the following is NOT a question that is concerned with the physical location of your speech?
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What does your audience already know about your topic?
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Which aspect of the speaking environment is concerned with how you carry yourself
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your posture
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and how you dress?
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Which tool should a speaker use if he or she does not have a powerful enough voice to project through the entire room or is speaking in a room that is too large for a voice to carry well?
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Microphone
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When of the following would NOT be recommended if you have a very small audience in a very large room.
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Give your speech exactly the same way you would if the large room were completely full.
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Which element of the speaking situation is usually the only one over which the speaker has complete control?
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The speaker's clothing
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Which aspect of vocal delivery involves how high or low your voice is
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along with the rise and fall of your voice?
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Pitch
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When words such as "ah
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" "umm
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" "like
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With which type of delivery does the speaker prepare and practice the speech in advance and then deliver the speech with limited notes in front of them?
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Extemporaneous Speech
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Which of the following is a good recommendation for the physical delivery of your speech?
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Let your facial expressions mirror the tone of your speech.
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During a speech honoring a retiring teacher
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James points his hand toward the teacher being honored while saying
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"I think that we all owe Mrs. Garrett a tremendous thank you for the impact that she has had on each of our lives and for her many
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When you are in the final stages of practice
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which part of the speech should you be primarily focusing on?
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Delivery
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After you have practiced your speech enough that you are comfortable with the overall organization and outline
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what kind of practice should you emphasize next?
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Get feedback from others on the outline
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Which of the following is NOT a recommendation to consider when practicing?
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Give your practice audience no guidance on for the kind of feedback you want.
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Which of the following is true about practicing with a stopwatch?
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You should practice with a stopwatch every time you practice out loud so that you know how long your speech is each time you adjust it.
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Approximately how much of your total speech should be constituted by the body of your speech?
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65-75%
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What are you doing if you create a list of possible topics and keep adding to this list as you think of new ideas?
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Brainstorm
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In his speech
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George plans to convince his audience to buy a refillable water bottle instead of disposable water bottles. What is the general purpose of George's speech?
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Persuade
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"To ensure success in college
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you should meet with an advisor often to make a clear plan
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set aside time to prepare for each class every week
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Tara decides to give a speech to convince people to stop eating food that contains high fructose corn syrup. What is Tara's speech topic?
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High fructose corn syrup
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In her speech
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Gina plans to teach her audience how to dance salsa. What is the general purpose of Gina's speech?
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Inform
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Which of the following should NOT be included in a speaking outline?
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Paragraphs of text
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Which type of outline utilizes symbols and full sentences and includes everything that you plan to say?
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Preparation outline
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When Mark is preparing his outline
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he makes sure that each main point has at least two sub-points. Which tenet of outlining is Mark following?
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Division
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When Zeneida is preparing her persuasive speech about why we should use a refillable water bottle instead of buying disposable water bottles. She makes sure that all three of her main points are equally significant and are given approximately the same amount of emphasis. Which outlining principle is Zeneida following?
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Coordination
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When outlining
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the process of creating a hierarchy of ideas in which the most general ideas appear first followed by more specific ideas is called
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Subordination
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Which part of your introduction provides a roadmap of your speech for your audience?
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Preview your main points
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Which of the following is NOT part of the introduction of a speech?
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Announce your name and topic
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A connecting statement that lets the audience know that you are leaving one point and moving to another is called a(n)
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Transition
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What should be included in a transition between main points?
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Internal summary
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signpost
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A carefully worded one-sentence encapsulation of exactly what you will cover in your speech is called the
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Thesis
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Which generation graduated from high school after 2000
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tended to be very protected by their parents
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and had high expectations set for them?
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Which of the following can be defined as "a social construction that includes the attitudes
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feelings
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and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person's biological sex?"
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Which dimension of national culture involves the degree to which individuals are integrated into strong
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cohesive groups versus having loose ties to others?
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Individualism
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According to Hofstede
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which of the following nations is highly masculine?
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United States
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___________ refers to a group of people who identify with each other based on a common experience
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which might include geographic or national origin
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ancestry
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Chris is giving a speech about how to build a coffee table
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starting with how to turn a tree trunk into flat wood planks
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and finishing with how to apply the final coat of lacquer. Which pattern of organization should Chris use for his speech?
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Phil is giving a speech about President Barack Obama's inauguration as the first biracial President of the United States. What type of informative speech is Phil giving?
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Speeches about events
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Fred is giving a speech about legal decisions that were important in the U.S. civil rights movement. First
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he plans to talk about Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision in 1896 that required racial segregation in public facilities. Second
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he plans to talk about the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954 that declared that separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. Finally
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In his show Good Eats
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Alton Brown often gives presentations about how to cook a variety of foods. For example
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in one episode
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Eli is giving a speech about recycling. First
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he plans to talk about how different materials are recycled. Second
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he plans to talk about where to find recycling centers throughout the region. Finally
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When using information
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you may want the information to catch the attention of the audience
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to provide background facts
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Janis is looking for information that lends direct support to her thesis and the main points of her speech
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such as statistics
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testimony
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Speakers often pull together information from various sources to create a coherent explanation of how those pieces of data fit together
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thus helping the audience see something in a different
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more complex light. Which characteristic of information literacy is this?
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The unfair preference or distortion of information
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particularly if the source will gain sometime by getting the audience to believe a certain way
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is called
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When verbally citing sources during your speech
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which information is unnecessary to include in your oral citation?
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The page number of the quotation
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When one of the candidates for President came to campus to speak
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there were a few students who supported the candidate's opponent attending the speech. In the middle of the candidate's speech
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they started yelling demeaning things at the candidate. Which responsibility as an audience member did these students violate?
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Which ethical responsibility requires speakers to choose to create messages that they firmly believe are in the best interests of the audience rather than choose messages that are self-serving or crafted in a way that manipulates the audience?
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Ethics of choosing a topic
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Taking ideas from more than one piece of work and putting them together into a new piece of work
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and then presenting them together as original work without giving due credit to the sources is
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Patchwork plagiarism
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Which of the following is NOT a question that you should ask when evaluating whether a source can be trusted?
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Does this source say what I want it to?
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As soon as he hears that his classmate is speaking about marriage equality
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Andrew becomes defensive and immediately dismisses all of the arguments in the speech instead of concentrating on the message. Which responsibility as an audience member is Andrew failing to fulfill?
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Keep an open mind
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An example that makes a very quick point and can be effective at any point in a speech is called a(n)
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Brief example
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Which type of support material involves using teh words of other people to lend support to an argument?
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Testimony
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In his speech about the rising cost of textbooks
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Eli said
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"For example
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In her speech
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Rensi said
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"To learn more about superconductors
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In his speech
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Jerome says
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"As you can see in this chart
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Maureen is giving a speech about Kendo
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a modern form of Japanese swordsmanship that uses a bamboo sword called a shinai. For her speech
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Maureen brings her bamboo shinai to show the class and to use to demonstrate some of the traditional techniques. What type of presentational aid is Maureen using?
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If a speaker brings the actual thing being discussed
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what type of presentation aid is he or she using?
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Object
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The first stage of the persuasive process in which you focus the audience's attention on the issue and show why the issue is important is called
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Issue awareness
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Which type of persuasive speech in concerned with the occurrence or existence of something?
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Question of fact
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Cassie is giving a speech about the rising cost of higher education. In her first main point
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she talks about how high the cost of a college education has become and explains why this has made college unattainable for many students. In her second main point
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she talks about the reasons that college has become so expensive. In her third main point
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What kind of credibility do you have with the audience before you begin your speech that is based on your experience and the audience's prior knowledge about you?
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Initial credibility
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Eliza is giving a speech in which she argues that recreational use of marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce crime
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save money
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and reduce the number of people in prison. What type of persuasive speech is she giving?
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Which kind of argument uses specific premises to reach an unavoidable and certain conclusion?
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Deductive reasoning
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In a discussion about gun control policies
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Aaron says
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"Well
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Andrew has taken several math classes. He did very well in his algebra class and his geometry class. He is also doing very well in his calculus class and finds that the concepts are easy to understand as long as he does the work. Therefore
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Andrew concludes that he is good at math. What kind of reasoning is Andrew using?
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Reasoning by example
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Philipe looks out the window and sees people walking with umbrellas. He concludes that it is raining. What kind of reasoning is Philipe using?
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Reasoning by sign
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