GEB 3213 Chapter 10 Questions and Answers Already Passed

Which of the following allows you to increase the audience's knowledge, teach about a topic or issue, and share your expertise? a. Speech to demonstrate b. Speech to inform c. Speech to persuade d. Speech to entertain e. Ceremonial speech<<Ans>>Speech to inform A speech to persuade: a. increases the audience's knowledge. b. shows the audience how to use, operate, or do something. c. influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs, or values. d. amuses the audience by engaging them in a relatively light-hearted speech that may have a serious point. e. involves performing a ritual function.<<Ans>>influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs, or values. Which of the following is false about planning a speech? a. For a persuasive speech, in addition to considering the audience's interests, you will also want to gauge their attitudes and beliefs. b. For a short speech, especially if it is a speech to entertain, you may be able to rely completely on your knowledge and ideas. c. In most cases you will need to gather information so that you can make your speech interesting by telling the audience things they do not already know. d. When you have determined your general purpose, the amount of material appropriate to the time allowed for your speech, and the appropriateness for your audience, then you can identify the topic for your speech. e. You should state your specific purpose in more than one sentence.<<Ans>>You should state your specific purpose in more than one sentence. When you are ready to commit to a topic, the first strategy is to: a. begin the process of writing your general purpose and thesis statements. b. choose topics that have been done repeatedly over the years. c. identify an area of knowledge or an issue that deeply interests you. d. conduct a thorough, objective research. e. conduct a search in your subject area to get an overview of the subject.<<Ans>>identify an area of knowledge or an issue that deeply interests you. _____ involves the attractive power of arousing a sympathetic, stimulated response from the audience. a. Appeal b. Appropriateness c. Ability d. Aptitude e. Awareness<<Ans>>Appeal Which of the following about appeal is false? a. You may find the prospect of discussing a topic not very interesting, and if you feel this way, it will come through in your speech. b. You need to find your topic appealing in order to convey this appeal to your audience. c. Find something that catches your interest, and that same spark is what you will cultivate to develop ways to stimulate the spark of curiosity in your audience. d. It follows that appeal applies to the audience, not to the speaker. e. You should consider an appealing way to start your speech, and should look for ways throughout your speech to reaffirm that appeal to the audience.<<Ans>>It follows that appeal applies to the audience, not to the speaker. _____ involves a topic that is especially compatible with your audience's interest, expectations, norms, or customs. a. An attention statement b. Aptitude c. Ability d. Appeal e. Appropriateness<<Ans>>Appropriateness Which of the following about appropriateness is false? a. If there is a possibility that your topic might offend members of the audience, you should find a way to present the topic that will minimize offense b. Appropriateness is important because some topics do not work as well in a classroom setting as others. c. If your topic is controversial and you know that your audience has strong feelings about it, consider how you can convey your message without antagonizing your listeners. d. Regardless where you give a speech, you should always choose topics that will not promote harmful actions. e. It is usually wise to speak on topics that the audience already knows a lot about.<<Ans>>It is usually wise to speak on topics that the audience already knows a lot about. _____ involves the natural aptitude or acquired proficiency to be able to perform. a. Appeal b. Appropriateness c. Ability d. Application e. Awareness<<Ans>>Ability Which of the following is true regarding choosing a topic? a. It should be familiar. b. It should be supported by information you can find in outside sources. c. It should be ambiguous. d. It should not be controversial. e. It should be interesting mainly to the audience, not to you.<<Ans>>It should be supported by information you can find in outside sources.