Public Speaking Exam
A rhetorical question is used to get the audience to respond and start discussing the topic
among themselves. - false
A speaker's credibility is consistent throughout a speech. - false
A specific purpose statement begins with an infinitive phrase. - yes
A speech starts with these two sentences: "Picture this incident: It's an average school day, and
you come to campus, park, walk to class. In the middle of class, you hear gunshots in the hall
way. . . ." This is example of - hypothetical narrative
A symposium is a group of experts holding an open discussion in front of an audience. - false
All of the philosophers cited in the text would have agreed with "the ends justify the means" in
some form. - false
An example of trying to reinforce an attitude or action would be a political speaker urging the
audience to be sure to vote on Election Day for a specific candidate. - true
Anecdotes are almost always the most effective way to start a speech, regardless of the topic. -
false
Aristotle explained the concept of ethos as one of the sources of persuasion, in the Greek
Classical Age. - true
Aristotle's term for evidence and good arguments was ____. - logos
,________ is sharing meaning between two or more persons. - Communication
"A process in which other scholars have read a work of scholarly writing and evaluated whether
it meets the quality standards of a particular publication and/or discipline" is the definition of
_________. - peer-reviewed
"A series of speeches by experts in front of an audience with possible question-and-answer
afterward is a ____________." - symposium
"After a serviceman or woman leaves the military, he or she must find a use for the MOS." This
is an example of ____. - jargon
"Dan is a political science major. Therefore, he should be elected Student Government
President." This is probably an example of: - an enthymeme
"Decode" is the process of the listener or receiver understanding the words and symbols of a
message and making meaning of them. - true
"Domain" refers to what part of the web address? - .org or .com
"Janet is a diamond in the rough" is a _____ - cliché
"Rhetoric" is the word originally used for - public speaking
, "Someone with recognized credentials, knowledge, education, and/or experience in a subject"
is _________. - an expert
"The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person" is an
adequate and complete definition of plagiarism. - false
"The attitude of audience toward the speaker based on both reality and perception" is a
definition of - credibility
"To persuade my audience that the newly developed CRISPR genetic technology is morally
unjustifiable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of - value
"We will fight them on the beaches; we will fight them on the seas" is an example of - anaphora
`Why might the study of language be controversial? - Language can be used by the powerful in
ways that extends their power.
A common mistake speakers make in regard to the lectern is to grip it. - true
A connotative meaning for "red" could be _______. - All of a-c
Communism
States that tend to vote Republican
Experiencing very strong angry emotions
All of a-c
Based on the textbook's definition of persuasion (from Perloff), which of these is not
persuasion? - being held-up at gunpoint
A rhetorical question is used to get the audience to respond and start discussing the topic
among themselves. - false
A speaker's credibility is consistent throughout a speech. - false
A specific purpose statement begins with an infinitive phrase. - yes
A speech starts with these two sentences: "Picture this incident: It's an average school day, and
you come to campus, park, walk to class. In the middle of class, you hear gunshots in the hall
way. . . ." This is example of - hypothetical narrative
A symposium is a group of experts holding an open discussion in front of an audience. - false
All of the philosophers cited in the text would have agreed with "the ends justify the means" in
some form. - false
An example of trying to reinforce an attitude or action would be a political speaker urging the
audience to be sure to vote on Election Day for a specific candidate. - true
Anecdotes are almost always the most effective way to start a speech, regardless of the topic. -
false
Aristotle explained the concept of ethos as one of the sources of persuasion, in the Greek
Classical Age. - true
Aristotle's term for evidence and good arguments was ____. - logos
,________ is sharing meaning between two or more persons. - Communication
"A process in which other scholars have read a work of scholarly writing and evaluated whether
it meets the quality standards of a particular publication and/or discipline" is the definition of
_________. - peer-reviewed
"A series of speeches by experts in front of an audience with possible question-and-answer
afterward is a ____________." - symposium
"After a serviceman or woman leaves the military, he or she must find a use for the MOS." This
is an example of ____. - jargon
"Dan is a political science major. Therefore, he should be elected Student Government
President." This is probably an example of: - an enthymeme
"Decode" is the process of the listener or receiver understanding the words and symbols of a
message and making meaning of them. - true
"Domain" refers to what part of the web address? - .org or .com
"Janet is a diamond in the rough" is a _____ - cliché
"Rhetoric" is the word originally used for - public speaking
, "Someone with recognized credentials, knowledge, education, and/or experience in a subject"
is _________. - an expert
"The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person" is an
adequate and complete definition of plagiarism. - false
"The attitude of audience toward the speaker based on both reality and perception" is a
definition of - credibility
"To persuade my audience that the newly developed CRISPR genetic technology is morally
unjustifiable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of - value
"We will fight them on the beaches; we will fight them on the seas" is an example of - anaphora
`Why might the study of language be controversial? - Language can be used by the powerful in
ways that extends their power.
A common mistake speakers make in regard to the lectern is to grip it. - true
A connotative meaning for "red" could be _______. - All of a-c
Communism
States that tend to vote Republican
Experiencing very strong angry emotions
All of a-c
Based on the textbook's definition of persuasion (from Perloff), which of these is not
persuasion? - being held-up at gunpoint
