Communication Midterm 2

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Question 14

Speakers who wish to avoid charges of plagiarism can:

		attribute borrowed material to a source
		borrow only from unknown authors
		change a few words in each paragraph
		deliver an author’s speech verbatim
		use only sentences word-for-word

Question 15

What is the most basic ethical guideline for public speaking?

		allow no questions from people who disagree
		follow only legal guidelines
		interpret the truth as needed
		take no responsibility for the audience’s well-being
		tell the audience the truth

Question 3

Common knowledge is defined as information:

		attributed in a speech
		cited by multiple authors
		paraphrased when spoken
		shared by written communication
		widely known and disseminated in many sources

Question 27

During audience analysis, speakers should focus on:

		content differences
		fictional points
		listeners’ interests and backgrounds
		personal preferences
		tropes

Question 28

The clearest messages are all of the following except:

		abstract
		concise
		concrete
		proper
		understandable

Question 29

Speakers who are sensitive to their audience members’ cultural backgrounds do which of the following?

		customize their presentation to the norms of their audience
		deliver the same way for all groups
		ignore differences among listeners
		make ethnic jokes
		use biased language

Question 30

A microphone used to deliver a speech is an example of a(n):

		channel
		encoder
		feeder
		symbol
		transaction

Question 31

In a speech outline, subpoints are designed to:

		allow room for interpretation
		emphasize gaps in knowledge
		explain, prove, or expand on main points
		move the reader between pauses
		show the audience the “bottom line”

Question 32

For people who use situational ethics, behavior:

		changes with circumstances
		determines cultural standards
		emphasizes group consensus
		leaves few or no choices
		remains the same over time

Question 33

Speakers who reword technical statements they have already made seek to make their language more effective through which of the following principles?

		explanation
		hypothetical example
		imagery
		personal anecdote
		repetition

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Question 34

When speakers are able to speak comfortably without reading their outline word-for-word, they are said to have mastered:

		audience analysis
		extemporaneous delivery
		extracurricular content
		stylistic differences
		transitional markers

Question 36

To be effective, the topic of a speech should be which of the following?

		appealing to the audience and speaker
		common in the mainstream media
		interesting only to the speaker
		potentially sensitive to some listeners
		wide ranging and highly technical