PUBLIC SPEAKING: FINAL EXAM
TERMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024 /2025
Ethos - Answer-Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone
of the character or credibility of the persuader.
Logos - Answer-Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence
or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason
or logic.
Affirmative - Answer-The team or speaker in a debate who supports the topic under
discussion.
Debate - Answer-A contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition
are advocated by opposing speakers.
Cross Examine - Answer-In a debate, this is the process of asking the speaker
questions to gain additional information and to clarify what the speaker said.
Chairperson - Answer-A person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
Secretary - Answer-A person whose job is to handle records, letters, etc., for another
person in an office.
Anedote - Answer-A short story or recalling of an incident, usually humerous.
Recapitulation - Answer-Restating a point or points.
Fields of Experience - Answer-In the transactional model of communcation, this refers
to the sum or personal experiences each communicator brings to the communcation
exchange that influences the individual's perceptions of, and responses to, the
communcation process.
Outline - Answer-The main features of a speech usually peesented in sentences,
phrases, or single words.
Vocal Variety - Answer-A wide range of different approaches or options.
Vocal Qualities - Answer-The various aspects of vocal delivery such as tone, rate, pitch,
volume, and attractiveness of the voice.
TERMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024 /2025
Ethos - Answer-Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone
of the character or credibility of the persuader.
Logos - Answer-Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence
or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason
or logic.
Affirmative - Answer-The team or speaker in a debate who supports the topic under
discussion.
Debate - Answer-A contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition
are advocated by opposing speakers.
Cross Examine - Answer-In a debate, this is the process of asking the speaker
questions to gain additional information and to clarify what the speaker said.
Chairperson - Answer-A person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
Secretary - Answer-A person whose job is to handle records, letters, etc., for another
person in an office.
Anedote - Answer-A short story or recalling of an incident, usually humerous.
Recapitulation - Answer-Restating a point or points.
Fields of Experience - Answer-In the transactional model of communcation, this refers
to the sum or personal experiences each communicator brings to the communcation
exchange that influences the individual's perceptions of, and responses to, the
communcation process.
Outline - Answer-The main features of a speech usually peesented in sentences,
phrases, or single words.
Vocal Variety - Answer-A wide range of different approaches or options.
Vocal Qualities - Answer-The various aspects of vocal delivery such as tone, rate, pitch,
volume, and attractiveness of the voice.
