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SPC 205 PUBLIC SPEAKING FINAL EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is persuasion? Ans: The process of creating, reinforcing, or
changing people's beliefs or actions
How long has persuasion been studied? Ans: More than 2000 years
What is mental dialogue? Ans: It is a mental give and take between the
speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
What is a target audience? Ans: The portion of the whole audience that
the speaker most wants to persuade.
What are questions of fact? Ans: It is a question about the truth or falsity
of an assertion.
Can all questions of facts be answered absolutely? Ans: No. Some
questions deal with topics that aren't clear or inconclusive
What is the situation for an informative speech? Ans: It is nonpartisan.
The aim is to give information as impartially as possible.
What is the situation for a persuasive speech? Ans: It is partisan. The
aim is to present one side of the facts as persuasively as possible.
How are persuasive speeches on questions of fact usually organized?
Ans: Topically
What are questions of value? Ans: Questions about the worth, rightness,
morality and so forth of an idea or action.
How are persuasive speeches on questions of value usually organized?
Ans: Topically
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How do you justify questions of value? Ans: You justify your judgement
against some identifiable standard
What are questions of policy? Ans: Questions about whether a specific
course of action should or shouldn't be taken.
Do questions of policy involve questions of fact? Ans: Sometimes, but
questions of policy must go beyond fact to decide whether something
should be done or not
What word do questions of policy usually include? Ans: "Should"
What is a speech to gain passive agreement? Ans: It is a speech where
the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is
desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support.
What is a speech to gain immediate action? Ans: It is a speech where the
speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a
given policy
Why is a speech to gain immediate action more desirable than a speech
to gain passive agreement? Ans: Immediate action reinforces belief from
the audience
What is the need of a question of policy? Ans: It is where you convince
listeners that there is a problem with how things currently are.
What is the plan of a question of policy? Ans: It is where the speaker
lays out the solution to the problem
What is the practicality of a question of policy? Ans: It is where the
speaker shows that the plan will work and if it will create any other
problems. The audience will want assurance that the plan will solve the
problem
What are the four special patterns for policy speeches? Ans: Problem-
solution order, problem-cause-solution order, comparative advantages
order, and Monroe's motivated sequence
SPC 205 PUBLIC SPEAKING FINAL EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is persuasion? Ans: The process of creating, reinforcing, or
changing people's beliefs or actions
How long has persuasion been studied? Ans: More than 2000 years
What is mental dialogue? Ans: It is a mental give and take between the
speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
What is a target audience? Ans: The portion of the whole audience that
the speaker most wants to persuade.
What are questions of fact? Ans: It is a question about the truth or falsity
of an assertion.
Can all questions of facts be answered absolutely? Ans: No. Some
questions deal with topics that aren't clear or inconclusive
What is the situation for an informative speech? Ans: It is nonpartisan.
The aim is to give information as impartially as possible.
What is the situation for a persuasive speech? Ans: It is partisan. The
aim is to present one side of the facts as persuasively as possible.
How are persuasive speeches on questions of fact usually organized?
Ans: Topically
What are questions of value? Ans: Questions about the worth, rightness,
morality and so forth of an idea or action.
How are persuasive speeches on questions of value usually organized?
Ans: Topically
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How do you justify questions of value? Ans: You justify your judgement
against some identifiable standard
What are questions of policy? Ans: Questions about whether a specific
course of action should or shouldn't be taken.
Do questions of policy involve questions of fact? Ans: Sometimes, but
questions of policy must go beyond fact to decide whether something
should be done or not
What word do questions of policy usually include? Ans: "Should"
What is a speech to gain passive agreement? Ans: It is a speech where
the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is
desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support.
What is a speech to gain immediate action? Ans: It is a speech where the
speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a
given policy
Why is a speech to gain immediate action more desirable than a speech
to gain passive agreement? Ans: Immediate action reinforces belief from
the audience
What is the need of a question of policy? Ans: It is where you convince
listeners that there is a problem with how things currently are.
What is the plan of a question of policy? Ans: It is where the speaker
lays out the solution to the problem
What is the practicality of a question of policy? Ans: It is where the
speaker shows that the plan will work and if it will create any other
problems. The audience will want assurance that the plan will solve the
problem
What are the four special patterns for policy speeches? Ans: Problem-
solution order, problem-cause-solution order, comparative advantages
order, and Monroe's motivated sequence
