Chapter 3: Understanding Public Speaking

Question 1

Public speaking

Answer 1

Any oral communication in which an individual tries to influence others through the use of language

Question 2

Rhetoric

Answer 2

Strategy of identifying the possible ways to get our audience to understand a topic and to either teach or persuade them

Question 3

Artistic proofs

Answer 3

Aristotles three primary ways that we can persuade our audience: logos, ethos, and pathos

Question 4

Logos

Answer 4

Artistic proof that involves using logical reasoning and evidence to convince your audience that what you are telling them is true

Question 5

Ethos

Answer 5

Artistic proof that involves establishing credibility by speaking in a way that convinces your audience that you are trustworthy

Question 6

Pathos

Answer 6

Artistic proof that involves using emotions to persuade your audience

Question 7

Kairos

Answer 7

The historical and physical time and place in which you are speaking

Question 8

Good sense

Answer 8

Component of ethos that leads audience to believe that you have useful knowledge and skills and that you can be believed and trusted to tell the truth when you are speaking

Question 9

Good moral character

Answer 9

Component ethos that leads audiences to believe that you are virtuous person who wants to do what is morally and ethically right

Question 10

Goodwill

Answer 10

Component of ethos that leads audience to believe that you are approaching the audience with kindness and compassion and that you have the best interest of your audience in mind and will not try to manipulate the audience for your own goals

Question 11

Informative speaking

Answer 11

A type of speech that is primarily focused explaining or teaching about people objects, events, processes, or ideas to achieve shared understanding

Question 12

Persuasive speaking

Answer 12

A type of speech focuses on trying to change your audience attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors

Question 13

Attitudes

Answer 13

Feelings and responses to ideas, individuals, groups, policies, and objects, that are a combination of emotions, beliefs, evaluations, assumptions, prejudices, biases, or inclinations fir responses

Question 14

Beliefs

Answer 14

Thoughts about whether something is true or false or whether something does or does not actually exist

Question 15

Behavior

Answer 15

An action or inaction

Question 16

Commemorative speaking

Answer 16

A type of speech to memorialize, celebrate, or pay tribute to a special occasion, event, or passion.