SPC FINAL EXAM - QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is it important to do when arguing from example? - ✔✔Account for negative examples
Rubin is working on building his derived credibility with his audience, so he is dressing
professionally and working on making eye contact with his audience members. Which strategy
is he employing? - ✔✔Using nonverbal delivery cues
Audiences do not assess your physical appearance in developing their initial assessment of your
credibility. - ✔✔False
In part of an address to a Joint Session of Congress following the 9/11 attacks, President George
W. Bush stated, "every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with
us, or you are with the terrorists." Which fallacy does this portion of the statement commit? -
✔✔Either/or
What is the perception of a speaker's expertise at the end of the speech called? -
✔✔Terminal credibility
What kind of fallacy occurs when the alleged cause fails to produce the effect? - ✔✔False
cause
Danielle is giving a speech to young people about joining the Peace Corps. As a member,
Danielle knows the sense of accomplishment that she feels as a result of her work with the
corps. Which emotion can she most easily appeal to during her speech? - ✔✔Pride
Rita wants to start a tutoring service, so she reaches out to her network to see if anyone is
interested in joining her as a tutor. She sends an email, posts it on her social media accounts,
and puts a flyer up on the bulletin board at school. On which part of the IDEA model is Rita
focusing? - ✔✔Distribution
, Sydney is giving a persuasive speech about the shift to making all cars electric. She cites a law
being proposed that states that all vehicles should be electric within ten years. Sydney
maintains that this proposed law is essentially a move by the government to restrict the free
movement of people since they will not be able to take long drives anymore. Which logical
fallacy is she using? - ✔✔Straw man
What is the three-part form of deductive reasoning known as? - ✔✔syllogism
What is the means of persuasion in which you construct logical arguments that support your
competence, credibility, and good character? - ✔✔Ethos
The warrant of an argument must always be verbalized to be persuasive. - ✔✔False
What is a person experiencing when they perceive that they have no control over a situation
that threatens them? - ✔✔Fear
How is a claim defined? - ✔✔Conclusion the persuader wants others to agree with
Roger is presenting information to his audience that he gathered via surveys and
questionnaires. In which way is he arguing? - ✔✔From example
Janine is about to leave for school, and it is raining outside. Her mother tells her to take an
umbrella with her so she will not be soaked when she gets to school. Janine grabs an umbrella
as she walks out the door. Which of these statements represents the warrant in this
interaction? - ✔✔An umbrella will keep you from getting soaked.
Regina created a feeling of hope for her audience with her speech about the future of their
community. What should be her goal now that she has created this positive emotion? -
✔✔To help her audience maintain or even enhance the feeling
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is it important to do when arguing from example? - ✔✔Account for negative examples
Rubin is working on building his derived credibility with his audience, so he is dressing
professionally and working on making eye contact with his audience members. Which strategy
is he employing? - ✔✔Using nonverbal delivery cues
Audiences do not assess your physical appearance in developing their initial assessment of your
credibility. - ✔✔False
In part of an address to a Joint Session of Congress following the 9/11 attacks, President George
W. Bush stated, "every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with
us, or you are with the terrorists." Which fallacy does this portion of the statement commit? -
✔✔Either/or
What is the perception of a speaker's expertise at the end of the speech called? -
✔✔Terminal credibility
What kind of fallacy occurs when the alleged cause fails to produce the effect? - ✔✔False
cause
Danielle is giving a speech to young people about joining the Peace Corps. As a member,
Danielle knows the sense of accomplishment that she feels as a result of her work with the
corps. Which emotion can she most easily appeal to during her speech? - ✔✔Pride
Rita wants to start a tutoring service, so she reaches out to her network to see if anyone is
interested in joining her as a tutor. She sends an email, posts it on her social media accounts,
and puts a flyer up on the bulletin board at school. On which part of the IDEA model is Rita
focusing? - ✔✔Distribution
, Sydney is giving a persuasive speech about the shift to making all cars electric. She cites a law
being proposed that states that all vehicles should be electric within ten years. Sydney
maintains that this proposed law is essentially a move by the government to restrict the free
movement of people since they will not be able to take long drives anymore. Which logical
fallacy is she using? - ✔✔Straw man
What is the three-part form of deductive reasoning known as? - ✔✔syllogism
What is the means of persuasion in which you construct logical arguments that support your
competence, credibility, and good character? - ✔✔Ethos
The warrant of an argument must always be verbalized to be persuasive. - ✔✔False
What is a person experiencing when they perceive that they have no control over a situation
that threatens them? - ✔✔Fear
How is a claim defined? - ✔✔Conclusion the persuader wants others to agree with
Roger is presenting information to his audience that he gathered via surveys and
questionnaires. In which way is he arguing? - ✔✔From example
Janine is about to leave for school, and it is raining outside. Her mother tells her to take an
umbrella with her so she will not be soaked when she gets to school. Janine grabs an umbrella
as she walks out the door. Which of these statements represents the warrant in this
interaction? - ✔✔An umbrella will keep you from getting soaked.
Regina created a feeling of hope for her audience with her speech about the future of their
community. What should be her goal now that she has created this positive emotion? -
✔✔To help her audience maintain or even enhance the feeling
