Chapter 4

Question 0

Similarities between residual message and central idea

Answer 0

Central idea is more specific whereas residual message is exactly what you want the audience to get out of the speech

Question 1

Define specific purpose, central idea, general purpose

Answer 1

General purpose- The broad goal of a speech. Specific purpose- a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech.
Central idea- a one sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Residual message-what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech