SCOM 240 Final Exam JMU Questions With Complete
Solutions
2 View of face negotiation Correct Answers - social scientific
view (objectivist): negotiation is a process of communication for
managing conflict
-face as a metaphor for public self-image: refers to how we want
others to see and treat us; related to facade
3 Aspects of Constitutive Rhetoric Correct Answers -reality is
objective, subjective and socially constructed
-provide collective identity for audience
-make audience a subject in historical narrative
-call for audience to act in accordance to story
3 Aspects of Situational Rhetoric Correct Answers -exigence:
an obstacle, imperfection marked by urgency, invites utterance
or response, something waiting to be done
-audience: people who can actually do something about the
problem
-constraints: factors that control/shape the message
3 dimensions of signs Correct Answers physical,
representational, conceptual
3 fold definition of representation Correct Answers - a replica
(representation)
- a stand in (takes place of)
- representation gives meaning to the thing that they reflect of
stand in for
,3 Key elements of Artistole's rhetoric Correct Answers speaker,
audience and occasion
3 main "arenas" for public speaking Correct Answers 1: courts-
forensic, past, deals with facts
2: ceremonies- present, values, epedietic
3: Legislature- future, public policy, deliberate
4 Issues in media framing Correct Answers selection,
elaboration, emphasis, exclusion
5 Aspects of CCO Correct Answers ventriloquism, 4 Flows,
text & convo, luhmanites, techniques and forces
5 cannons of rhetoric Correct Answers 1: invention- speakers
"hunt" for argument (topoi)
2: arrangement- avoid complicated scenes of org
3: Style- focus on metaphor
4: Delivery- don't be too planned or staged
5: Memory- gives credibility
5 Strands of Dialogue Correct Answers 1: constuitive- comm
that helps ti develop relationships
2: utterance chains- building blocks of meaning
3: dialectical flux- the unpredictable nature of personal
relationships
4:
6 propositions about speech code theory Correct Answers 1:
distinctiveness- speech codes become discursive norm
, 2: multiplicity- use multiple speech codes depending on
who/when/where they're communicating
3: substance- a speech code involves a culturally distinctive
psych, sociology and rhetoric (self, society and strategic action)
4: interpretation- significance of speaking depends on the speech
codes used by the speakers and listeners to create (interpret their
own comm)
5: Site- terms, rules, premises of a speech code are inextricably
woven into speaking itself
6: Discussion- artful use of a shared speech code is a sufficient
condition for predicting, explaining, and controlling the form of
discourse about the intelligibility of communication conduct
adaptation theory Correct Answers how people adjust their
behavior during an interaction
Agenda Setting Theory Correct Answers -objective, socio-
psychological
-hypothesis: mass media has ability to transfer the silence of
issues on their news agenda to public agenda
-media now tells us what to think about AND how to think about
it
all knowledge is _____ knowledge Correct Answers situated
Aristotelian Rhetoric Correct Answers -objective/interpretive,
rhetorical
- intentional act of using words to have an effect, systematic
study of relationship between speaker, speech and audience
Artistotle "invents" probability
Solutions
2 View of face negotiation Correct Answers - social scientific
view (objectivist): negotiation is a process of communication for
managing conflict
-face as a metaphor for public self-image: refers to how we want
others to see and treat us; related to facade
3 Aspects of Constitutive Rhetoric Correct Answers -reality is
objective, subjective and socially constructed
-provide collective identity for audience
-make audience a subject in historical narrative
-call for audience to act in accordance to story
3 Aspects of Situational Rhetoric Correct Answers -exigence:
an obstacle, imperfection marked by urgency, invites utterance
or response, something waiting to be done
-audience: people who can actually do something about the
problem
-constraints: factors that control/shape the message
3 dimensions of signs Correct Answers physical,
representational, conceptual
3 fold definition of representation Correct Answers - a replica
(representation)
- a stand in (takes place of)
- representation gives meaning to the thing that they reflect of
stand in for
,3 Key elements of Artistole's rhetoric Correct Answers speaker,
audience and occasion
3 main "arenas" for public speaking Correct Answers 1: courts-
forensic, past, deals with facts
2: ceremonies- present, values, epedietic
3: Legislature- future, public policy, deliberate
4 Issues in media framing Correct Answers selection,
elaboration, emphasis, exclusion
5 Aspects of CCO Correct Answers ventriloquism, 4 Flows,
text & convo, luhmanites, techniques and forces
5 cannons of rhetoric Correct Answers 1: invention- speakers
"hunt" for argument (topoi)
2: arrangement- avoid complicated scenes of org
3: Style- focus on metaphor
4: Delivery- don't be too planned or staged
5: Memory- gives credibility
5 Strands of Dialogue Correct Answers 1: constuitive- comm
that helps ti develop relationships
2: utterance chains- building blocks of meaning
3: dialectical flux- the unpredictable nature of personal
relationships
4:
6 propositions about speech code theory Correct Answers 1:
distinctiveness- speech codes become discursive norm
, 2: multiplicity- use multiple speech codes depending on
who/when/where they're communicating
3: substance- a speech code involves a culturally distinctive
psych, sociology and rhetoric (self, society and strategic action)
4: interpretation- significance of speaking depends on the speech
codes used by the speakers and listeners to create (interpret their
own comm)
5: Site- terms, rules, premises of a speech code are inextricably
woven into speaking itself
6: Discussion- artful use of a shared speech code is a sufficient
condition for predicting, explaining, and controlling the form of
discourse about the intelligibility of communication conduct
adaptation theory Correct Answers how people adjust their
behavior during an interaction
Agenda Setting Theory Correct Answers -objective, socio-
psychological
-hypothesis: mass media has ability to transfer the silence of
issues on their news agenda to public agenda
-media now tells us what to think about AND how to think about
it
all knowledge is _____ knowledge Correct Answers situated
Aristotelian Rhetoric Correct Answers -objective/interpretive,
rhetorical
- intentional act of using words to have an effect, systematic
study of relationship between speaker, speech and audience
Artistotle "invents" probability
