Public Speaking DSST Rated A+:2023 Update

Ad hominem - ANSWER fallacy in which a person or speaker is attacked, instead of the issue Analogical reasoning - ANSWER considers two similar situations and draws conclusions based on the similarity Burden of proof - ANSWER speaker's job to convince the audience to alter their viewpoint by proving that a policy is necessary Casual order - ANSWER speech presented in a cause/effect order Channel - ANSWER means used to communicate a message Central Idea - ANSWER thesis of a speech, or statement which explains the ideas in the speech Comparative advantages order - ANSWER each main point explains why the speaker's solution is more advantageous than other solutions Denotative meaning - ANSWER literal dictionary definition of a word or phrase Dissolve ending - ANSWER conclusion with emotional appeal which diminishes in power, leading to a dramatic final statement Dyad - ANSWER group which consists of only two people Egocentrism - ANSWER human tendency to consider a person's own beliefs and values above those of others False Division (Either-Or) - ANSWER fallacy in which the speaker claims or leads the listeners to believe that there are only two options available, when more exist Ethnocentrism - ANSWER person believes that their culture is superior to all other cultures Extemporaneous speech - ANSWER speeches for which preparation has been done, and which are presented with reference to a set of notes Fixed-alternative questions - ANSWER questions in which the response is limited to two or more specified alternatives Goodwill - ANSWER audience believes the speaker has their interests in mind Incremental plagiarism - ANSWER