Public Speaking DSST 54 Questions And Answers

Ad hominem - ️️fallacy in which a person or speaker is attacked, instead of the issue Analogical reasoning - ️️considers two similar situations and draws conclusions based on the similarity Burden of proof - ️️speaker's job to convince the audience to alter their viewpoint by proving that a policy is necessary Casual order - ️️speech presented in a cause/effect order Channel - ️️means used to communicate a message Central Idea - ️️thesis of a speech, or statement which explains the ideas in the speech Comparative advantages order - ️️each main point explains why the speaker's solution is more advantageous than other solutions Denotative meaning - ️️literal dictionary definition of a word or phrase Dissolve ending - ️️conclusion with emotional appeal which diminishes in power, leading to a dramatic final statement Dyad - ️️group which consists of only two people