PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAPTERS 1-5
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
primary speech goal - Answer-the main point that the speaker is trying to get across
Main points - Answer-the thoughts used by the speaker to argue their thesis
Cognitive changes - Answer-occur in what we call the mind; these are set when the
speaker plans that the audience will a) learn something new, b) acquire new
understanding, c) change a previously held belief, d) acquire a new belief
Subordinate changes - Answer-the facts that help argue each individual main point
Affective changes - Answer-emotional or attitudinal change; include emotional reactions
or positive-negative feelings; usually a Secondary Audience Outcome goal
Support materials - Answer-more concrete and more specific than claim statements and
have the function of developing and supporting the claims of the speech
Behavioural changes - Answer-results in listeners' actual changes in behavior or
actions; can be either dominant or secondary
Plagiarism - Answer-taking the thoughts, ideas, or words of someone and using as your
own without giving credit to the source
Claims - Answer-basic units of speech; general statements that the speaker asserts are
true
Rhetorical sensitivity - Answer-a speaker who is concerned about the feelings of the
audience members
thesis statement - Answer-the central claim of the speech; one-sentence encapsulation
of the speech; guides all decisions about what to say in the speech
defamation - Answer-when a speaker makes a claim against a person's character that
cannot be supported with evidence; can include encouraging others to break a law
clear and present danger - Answer-potential harm on audience members rather than
harming an individual who is the target of the speaker's ill will (ex: yelling "fire" in a
crowded theatre)
case studies - Answer-the products of deliberate study of an individual in which changes
that happen to the individual are observed or analyzed to learn about, or explain, the
larger set the individual represents; always fact
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
primary speech goal - Answer-the main point that the speaker is trying to get across
Main points - Answer-the thoughts used by the speaker to argue their thesis
Cognitive changes - Answer-occur in what we call the mind; these are set when the
speaker plans that the audience will a) learn something new, b) acquire new
understanding, c) change a previously held belief, d) acquire a new belief
Subordinate changes - Answer-the facts that help argue each individual main point
Affective changes - Answer-emotional or attitudinal change; include emotional reactions
or positive-negative feelings; usually a Secondary Audience Outcome goal
Support materials - Answer-more concrete and more specific than claim statements and
have the function of developing and supporting the claims of the speech
Behavioural changes - Answer-results in listeners' actual changes in behavior or
actions; can be either dominant or secondary
Plagiarism - Answer-taking the thoughts, ideas, or words of someone and using as your
own without giving credit to the source
Claims - Answer-basic units of speech; general statements that the speaker asserts are
true
Rhetorical sensitivity - Answer-a speaker who is concerned about the feelings of the
audience members
thesis statement - Answer-the central claim of the speech; one-sentence encapsulation
of the speech; guides all decisions about what to say in the speech
defamation - Answer-when a speaker makes a claim against a person's character that
cannot be supported with evidence; can include encouraging others to break a law
clear and present danger - Answer-potential harm on audience members rather than
harming an individual who is the target of the speaker's ill will (ex: yelling "fire" in a
crowded theatre)
case studies - Answer-the products of deliberate study of an individual in which changes
that happen to the individual are observed or analyzed to learn about, or explain, the
larger set the individual represents; always fact
