Chapter 8 Flashcards
According to the text, what is the LEAST favorable strategy for moving into the conclusion of a speech?
Using the words “in conclusion”
Transitions, previews, and summaries are all examples of
Signposts
A how-to demonstration should follow a series of steps that move
From beginning to end
Michaela’s speech on the rapid rise in popularity of Facebook documented the current trends in social networking and the moved on to describe how Facebook was created on a college campus. Michaela’s chronological speech uses a _____ organization
Backward in time
Speakers from _____ tend to be more linear than those from other cultures.
The United States
When classical rhetoricians referred to the disposition of a speech, they were talking about the _______of the speech
Organization
The motivated sequence is a variation of the _____ organizational pattern.
Problem-solution
Monica’s speech was designed to educate her audience on the seven things to look for when buying a used car. Based on this, she should organize her speech hiding the _____ pattern.
Topical
When a piano teacher required students to start by practicing sales before attempting more difficult sonatas, that teacher is organizing the lessons based
Complexity
A speech topic of the history of the suffrage movement in the United States would best be organized
Chronologically
A speech that first discussed adult illiteracy and then moves on to the social costs of illiteracy is arranged to show
Cause and effect
Which of the following is NOT an example of soft evidence?
Factual examples
When a speaker lists the main points of the topic by saying, “First, we will see….” And “Second, the opinion is…,” that speaker is using _____ as a vernal transition
Enumeration
Which of the following is an example of an internal summary?
“Now that we have discussed the three major problems, let’s move on to some solutions.”
A preview is designed to let the audience know
What is to come
