Solcved: Communication Midterm 1
Communication Midterm 1
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Question 9
The primary goal of a speech is called the:
classical element | ||
defining delivery | ||
persuasion point | ||
rhetorical purpose | ||
subjective approach |
Question 10
Critical thinking is important to public speaking because it allows speakers to:
assess what the audience knows | ||
change reality and accuracy | ||
evaluate the truth of a claim | ||
impose judgments on listeners | ||
overlook personal biases |
Question 1
In presentations, which of the following factors would help speakers determine whether they are using understandable language?
audience’s body-clock time | ||
instructor’s biases | ||
listeners’ educational background | ||
speaker’s experience | ||
speech’s thesis |
Question 16
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When an audience member nods vigorously during a presentation, what should the speaker do?
assume that the message is “I disagree” | ||
jump ahead to the conclusion of the presentation | ||
look for other feedback clues, such as smiling or yawning | ||
repeat the last statement of the presentation | ||
take the message to be “No kidding!” |
Question 17
Language that grabs listeners’ attention by appealing to the senses of sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste is considered:
biased | ||
imagined | ||
stereotypical | ||
verbal | ||
vivid |
Question 18
Effective public speaking skills do which of the following?
allow people to listen less closely | ||
enhance a person’s ability to make a difference in his or her career and community | ||
help students avoid assignments | ||
make people more inclined to argue | ||
render charts and graphs more important |
Question 19
Which term refers to the lens through which people see and interpret reality?
critical thinking | ||
culture | ||
ethics | ||
shared meaning | ||
worldview |
Question 20
Which of the following reflects a speech’s main message and rhetorical purpose?
bibliographic content | ||
brainstorming session | ||
delivery style | ||
subordination point | ||
thesis statement |
Question 21
Ethics have been playing a more prominent role in the study of public speaking because:
other disciplines have been deemphasizing experience | ||
public speaking has changed its basic focus | ||
the perceived credibility of many public speakers has eroded | ||
truth has come to dominate all professions | ||
verbal cues have lost their importance |
Question 22
What are the five classical canons of rhetoric? List in order.
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Delivery
Question 23
The term ethics is defined as a(n):
ability to evaluate evidence | ||
means of impeding communication | ||
path for sending a message | ||
set of beliefs shared by a group about what behaviors are correct or incorrect | ||
transaction between two parties |
Question 40
Ethical listeners do which of the following?
discount new information | ||
give in to distractions | ||
keep an open mind when they disagree with speakers | ||
prejudge speakers | ||
work against commonalities |
Question 41
Relative to written language, oral language tends to be:
grammatical | ||
less adaptive | ||
longer | ||
more formal | ||
simpler |
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