SPCH 101；Final Exam questions with
100% correct answers (5)
Indirect Persuasion Route - correct answer ✔✔persuasion that occurs as a result of factors peripheral to
a speaker's logic and argument, such as the speaker's charisma or emotional appeals
emotional response theory - correct answer ✔✔theory suggesting that human emotional response can
be classified as eliciting feelings of pleasure, arousal or dominance
proposition of value - correct answer ✔✔a proposition that calls for a listener to judge the worth or
importance of something
problem-solution organization - correct answer ✔✔organization that focuses on a problem and various
solution and the problems it would solve
casual reasoning - correct answer ✔✔reasoning in which the relationship between two or more events
leads you to conclude that one or more of the events caused the others
Rhetoric - correct answer ✔✔the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal
congnitive dissonance - correct answer ✔✔the sense of mental discomfort that prompts a person to
change when new information conflicts with previously organized thought patterns
emotional contagion theory - correct answer ✔✔a theory suggesting that people tend to "catch" the
emotions of others
proposition of policy - correct answer ✔✔proposition that focuses on whether something is true or false
or whether it did or didn't happen
, Rhetorical Criticism - correct answer ✔✔the process of using a method or standards to evaluate the
effectiveness and appropriateness of messages
hard evidence - correct answer ✔✔factual examples and statistics
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔the beliefs, values, and moral principals by which people determine what is
right or wrong
Special Organization - correct answer ✔✔organization according to location or direction
illustration - correct answer ✔✔a story that provides an example of an idea, issue, or problem, the
speaker is discussing
speech of introduction - correct answer ✔✔a speech that provides information about another speaker
Pathos - correct answer ✔✔refers to emotion
casual and effect organization - correct answer ✔✔organization that focuses on a situation and its causes
or a situation and its effects
Logos - correct answer ✔✔refer to logic - the formal system of using rules to reach a rational system
eulogy - correct answer ✔✔a speech of tribute to someone who has died
Ethos - correct answer ✔✔ethics = credibility
Hyperbole - correct answer ✔✔exaggeration
Symbols - correct answer ✔✔words, images, and behaviors that create meaning
100% correct answers (5)
Indirect Persuasion Route - correct answer ✔✔persuasion that occurs as a result of factors peripheral to
a speaker's logic and argument, such as the speaker's charisma or emotional appeals
emotional response theory - correct answer ✔✔theory suggesting that human emotional response can
be classified as eliciting feelings of pleasure, arousal or dominance
proposition of value - correct answer ✔✔a proposition that calls for a listener to judge the worth or
importance of something
problem-solution organization - correct answer ✔✔organization that focuses on a problem and various
solution and the problems it would solve
casual reasoning - correct answer ✔✔reasoning in which the relationship between two or more events
leads you to conclude that one or more of the events caused the others
Rhetoric - correct answer ✔✔the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal
congnitive dissonance - correct answer ✔✔the sense of mental discomfort that prompts a person to
change when new information conflicts with previously organized thought patterns
emotional contagion theory - correct answer ✔✔a theory suggesting that people tend to "catch" the
emotions of others
proposition of policy - correct answer ✔✔proposition that focuses on whether something is true or false
or whether it did or didn't happen
, Rhetorical Criticism - correct answer ✔✔the process of using a method or standards to evaluate the
effectiveness and appropriateness of messages
hard evidence - correct answer ✔✔factual examples and statistics
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔the beliefs, values, and moral principals by which people determine what is
right or wrong
Special Organization - correct answer ✔✔organization according to location or direction
illustration - correct answer ✔✔a story that provides an example of an idea, issue, or problem, the
speaker is discussing
speech of introduction - correct answer ✔✔a speech that provides information about another speaker
Pathos - correct answer ✔✔refers to emotion
casual and effect organization - correct answer ✔✔organization that focuses on a situation and its causes
or a situation and its effects
Logos - correct answer ✔✔refer to logic - the formal system of using rules to reach a rational system
eulogy - correct answer ✔✔a speech of tribute to someone who has died
Ethos - correct answer ✔✔ethics = credibility
Hyperbole - correct answer ✔✔exaggeration
Symbols - correct answer ✔✔words, images, and behaviors that create meaning
