CMN 1 Questions and Answers Already Graded A

CMN 1 Questions and Answers Already Graded A The phenomenon that explains how the presence of a live person delivering a message increases listener's perceptions that the message is important, valuable, and relevant is known as: immediacy factor Comprehensively speaking, the purposes of public speaking are to: inform, persuade, entertain The delivery style that combines preparation and practice with certain amount of spontaneous or conversational quality is known as extemporaneous According to the Transactional Model of Communication, the symbols and signs that are actually transmitted by a sender are known as the: message The affect dimension of message meaning is an indicator of: how the sender feels about the message With regard to the attending stage of active listening, which of the following are the most relevant skills? focusing & keying If during a lecture about public speaking the professor used a variety of examples she thought the class would find interesting and would appeal to their feelings and values, the professor would be using which Aristotelian artistic proof? pathos Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic principles of good speech delivery? never stumble over your words Preparation outlines and speaking outlines differ in many ways. One important rule for using a speaking outline is: use key words The organizational pattern that would be most appropriate for an informative speech about the process of making lemonade would be: chronological All languages share the characteristics of being (check all that apply) arbitrary abstract ambiguous Which of the following is NOT a good idea for using presentation aids during a speech? pass the presentation aids around The Ciceronean Canon that addresses determining the communicative intention for a speech is: invention If a speaker knows what they want to say but is having trouble finding the exact right words to convey the message, this speaker is having trouble with which Ciceronean Canon? style Using the phrase "in conclusion" immediately before reiterating the main points and providing closure at the end of the speech is an example of using a: sign post Which of the following are NOT good methods for delivering an attention getter in a speech? an off-color joke a shocking statement unrelated to the speech topic an "I" statement When it comes to audience interest levels, the least interested audience a speaker might address is a __________ audience. casual The audience having the highest level of interest in any given speaking situation is a _______ audience. organized A speaker who is impressing an audience by making unexpected connections and sharing new information is doing a good job of appealing to what type of audience? selected Increasing your audience's commitment to your central idea by fostering the conviction of a concerted audience is appropriate for both informative and persuasive speeches. False Increasing your audience commitment to your central idea by generating the interest of a passive audience is appropriate for both informative and persuasive speeches. True Which of the following was NOT described as an important standard of ethics that speakers must consider in advance to predict the ethicality of their speech? Terminal credibility Which of the following is NOT one of the four functions of rhetoric according to Aristotle? (Ch 1) Demonstrating a knack or natural ability YES: Upholding truth & justice, Teaching to an audience, Demonstrating a knack or natural ability, Analyzing both sides of a question One of the most damaging sources of anxiety for speakers comes from: (Ch 2) the pressure speakers can put on themselves to be perfect In order for speakers to facilitate listening specifically in the understanding stage of active listening, it is important to: (Ch 3) use code the listeners are familiar with One of the characteristics of the formal style of delivery is: (Ch 4) Lack of flexibility Which of the following is an example of something that is highly likely to diminish the speaker's credibility? (Ch 5) advocating for something they do not believe in The purpose/s of oral citations is/are to (check all that apply) (Ch 6) enhance the credibility of the speaker, give proper credit to the author of the material, provide a way for the audience to check the information themselves A true informative speech will provide information in as neutral an environment as possible with the speaker seeking to teach and the audience to learn. Which of the following specific purposes represents the best example of a truly informative speech? (Ch 7) to explain the origins of Argentine Tango A preparation outline and a speaking outline are essentially the same thing. (Ch 8) False Consider the following informative speech thesis: "In this speech I will explain what makes Argentine Tango unique by describing the music, the lyrical poetry, and the dancing." This is an example of which organizational pattern of arrangement? (Ch 9) Topical All language shares the characteristics of being arbitrary, ambiguous, abstract, but also useful. (Ch 10) True Applying the principle of Occam's Razor to the use of presentation aids requires the speaker to consider: (Ch 11) the simplest way possible to present visual images Delivering a speech to your classmates in a Public Speaking class when your specific purpose is to explain what makes Argentine Tango unique by explain the music, lyrical poetry, and dancing would be an example of addressing what type of audience? (Ch 12) general Which of the following is not an example of a logical fallacy? (Ch 13) All of the coins in the bag are pennies, therefore if you pull a coin from the bag it will be a penny (solid deductive reasoning) Logical Fallacies Paranormal activity is real because I have experienced what can only be described as paranormal activity (begging the question) Legalizing prostitution is undesirable because it would cause more marriages to break up, which would in turn cause the breakdown of the family, which would finally result in the destruction of civilization (slippery slope) Budweiser is the best selling beer in the world, therefore it is the best beer - populum (aka bandwagon) fallacy We either raise tuition or reduce the services we offer students (either/or fallacy) If a speaker is using dramatic language and emotional appeals in a persuasive speech, that is a sign of: appealing well to a favorable audience If a speaker is relying completely on facts, statistics, and expert testimony to back up claims made in a persuasive speech, that is a sign of: appealing well to a hostile audience If a speaker is using the common ground appeal, this will likely: build the speaker's ethos, be done by sharing something the speaker has in common with the audience, appeal to hostile audiences When addressing a hostile audience, the speakers primary goal will be to: Group of answer choices avoid triggering the polarization effect The primary danger a speaker faces when speaking to a favorable audience is: no persuasive movement According to Lloyd Bitzer's theory, rhetorical considerations such as length of the message, organizational structure of the message, and the means through which the message is to be delivered fall under which aspect of the rhetorical situation? act According to Lloyd Bitzer's theory, rhetorical considerations such as initial credibility, derived credibility, and perceived goodwill of the speaker fall under which aspect of the rhetorical situation? agent Which rhetorical theorist defines rhetoric as "the art of speaking well"? Quintilian Which rhetorical theorist defines rhetoric as "the art and study of human discourse for the purpose of adducing useful precepts for future discourse"? UCD Professor Emeritus James J Murphy Complete the following sentence: Those who do not know rhetoric __________ will become victims of it. art and study of human discourse/communication (effectiveness/speech) discipline of rhetoric communicative purpose sharing info, persuade, entertain public speaking situation 1. having communicative purpose 2. uninterrupted speaking time 3. multiple listeners immediacy factor having a live person makes message more important types of delivery extemporaneous formal impromptu how to achieve purpose structure, language, organization, delivery ethos elements that both contributed to and or detracted form speaker good sense, good character, good will logos content topic choice of material, structure, style of speech pathos speaker appeal to audience interest, value, feeling/emotion intention: process of encoding the message code made of symbols and signs message is symbols and signs actually transmitted