COM 1100
COM 1100 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions Verified Answers.
The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures. - ✔✔✔ -
ethnocentrism
Holding the view that one's own experiences and thoughts are the norm. - ✔✔✔ - egocentrism
A mode of delivery in which the speaker reads aloud the prepared text of the speech - ✔✔✔ -
manuscript presentation
A mode of presentation in which the speaker has done little or no specific preparation for the
speech - ✔✔✔ - impromptu presentation
The opposite of speaking impromptu; the speaker pays close attention to a prepared text and
commits it to memory. - ✔✔✔ - memorized presentation
A mode of delivery in which the speech is planned and structured carefully but a specific text is
not written in advance nor memorized - ✔✔✔ - extemporaneous presentation
The pairing of opposites within a speech, often to suggest a choice between them. - ✔✔✔ -
antithesis
Repetitive consonant sounds - ✔✔✔ - alliteration
A comparison of people, places, things, events, or more abstract relationships. - ✔✔✔ -
analogy
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Make a claim of what is and what isn't true, what exists or doesn't exist, or will or will not occur -
✔✔✔ - claim of fact
Make a claim about something's worth; is it good/bad, ethical/unethical, just/unjust,
right/wrong, important/unimportant - ✔✔✔ - claim of value
What specific action should be taken, or not taken; arguing that current policy is not working or
that a new policy is needed (or something should stay the same); what we should do / not do -
✔✔✔ - claim of policy
Pauses filled with sound, such as "uh" or "umm" - ✔✔✔ - vocalized pauses
The speaker's character/credibility/goodwill as perceived by the audience; - ✔✔✔ - ethos
Speaker evoking appropriate emotion from the audience - ✔✔✔ - pathos
Substance and structure of a speech's ideas - ✔✔✔ - logos
Make eye contact 80-90% of the time while speaking - ✔✔✔ - how much eye contact for a
speech?
Adopting the stances associated with confidence, power and achievement — chest lifted, head
held high, arms either up or propped on the hips - ✔✔✔ - power stancing
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase - ✔✔✔ - denotative meaning
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COM 1100 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions Verified Answers.
The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures. - ✔✔✔ -
ethnocentrism
Holding the view that one's own experiences and thoughts are the norm. - ✔✔✔ - egocentrism
A mode of delivery in which the speaker reads aloud the prepared text of the speech - ✔✔✔ -
manuscript presentation
A mode of presentation in which the speaker has done little or no specific preparation for the
speech - ✔✔✔ - impromptu presentation
The opposite of speaking impromptu; the speaker pays close attention to a prepared text and
commits it to memory. - ✔✔✔ - memorized presentation
A mode of delivery in which the speech is planned and structured carefully but a specific text is
not written in advance nor memorized - ✔✔✔ - extemporaneous presentation
The pairing of opposites within a speech, often to suggest a choice between them. - ✔✔✔ -
antithesis
Repetitive consonant sounds - ✔✔✔ - alliteration
A comparison of people, places, things, events, or more abstract relationships. - ✔✔✔ -
analogy
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Make a claim of what is and what isn't true, what exists or doesn't exist, or will or will not occur -
✔✔✔ - claim of fact
Make a claim about something's worth; is it good/bad, ethical/unethical, just/unjust,
right/wrong, important/unimportant - ✔✔✔ - claim of value
What specific action should be taken, or not taken; arguing that current policy is not working or
that a new policy is needed (or something should stay the same); what we should do / not do -
✔✔✔ - claim of policy
Pauses filled with sound, such as "uh" or "umm" - ✔✔✔ - vocalized pauses
The speaker's character/credibility/goodwill as perceived by the audience; - ✔✔✔ - ethos
Speaker evoking appropriate emotion from the audience - ✔✔✔ - pathos
Substance and structure of a speech's ideas - ✔✔✔ - logos
Make eye contact 80-90% of the time while speaking - ✔✔✔ - how much eye contact for a
speech?
Adopting the stances associated with confidence, power and achievement — chest lifted, head
held high, arms either up or propped on the hips - ✔✔✔ - power stancing
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase - ✔✔✔ - denotative meaning
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