COMS 101 QUIZ 5 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which type of persuasive speech attempts to influence listeners'
feeling or motivations?
a. speech to inspire
b. speech of action
c. speech to inform
d. speech to convince. Answer: speech to inspire
◉ The federal government has an obligation to end poverty" is an
example of a proposition of inference.
a. fact
b. inference
c. value
d. Policy. Answer: value
◉ The authors of your textbook indicate all of the following are
reasons why an audience may be neutral to your position except:
a. these are all reasons for audience neutrality
b. None of theses answers are correct
c. they are uninterested in your position
, d. they are undecided about your position
e. they are uninformed about your position. Answer: these are all
reasons for audience neutrality
◉ Which of the following is not recommended for dealing with an
unfavorable audience?
a. stress common ground
b. build your credibility
c. use plenty of emotional appeals
d. use plenty of evidence. Answer: use plenty of emotional appeals
◉ The goal of stressing common ground with an unfavorable
audience is to:
a. minimize disagreement
b. identify common concerns
c. establish credibility
d. create the basis for communication to occur. Answer: create the
basis for communication to occur
◉ An organization pattern that could work equally well for both
informative and persuasive presentation is
a. topical
b. Monroe's motivated sequence
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which type of persuasive speech attempts to influence listeners'
feeling or motivations?
a. speech to inspire
b. speech of action
c. speech to inform
d. speech to convince. Answer: speech to inspire
◉ The federal government has an obligation to end poverty" is an
example of a proposition of inference.
a. fact
b. inference
c. value
d. Policy. Answer: value
◉ The authors of your textbook indicate all of the following are
reasons why an audience may be neutral to your position except:
a. these are all reasons for audience neutrality
b. None of theses answers are correct
c. they are uninterested in your position
, d. they are undecided about your position
e. they are uninformed about your position. Answer: these are all
reasons for audience neutrality
◉ Which of the following is not recommended for dealing with an
unfavorable audience?
a. stress common ground
b. build your credibility
c. use plenty of emotional appeals
d. use plenty of evidence. Answer: use plenty of emotional appeals
◉ The goal of stressing common ground with an unfavorable
audience is to:
a. minimize disagreement
b. identify common concerns
c. establish credibility
d. create the basis for communication to occur. Answer: create the
basis for communication to occur
◉ An organization pattern that could work equally well for both
informative and persuasive presentation is
a. topical
b. Monroe's motivated sequence
