Chapter 8 Review

Question 1

What is specific purpose?

Answer 1

An exact statement of what you want your audience to understand, do, or believe

Question 2

What is an audience?

Answer 2

Who you will speak to or write to

Question 3

What is organization?

Answer 3

It refers to the way you put something together

Question 4

Wha is an outline?

Answer 4

A diagram that shows how your communication will be organized

Question 5

Wha does a outline help you do?

Answer 5

Helps you organize wha you will write or say

Question 6

Wha does it mean to have clearly or to be clear?

Answer 6

Make it clear using definite specific concrete language

Question 7

Unless a 10$ word is needed what should you use?

Answer 7

Familiar words

Question 8

What does it mean to eliminate clutter?

Answer 8

Omit needless words

Question 9

What voice should you write or speak in?

Answer 9

A active voice

Question 10

Wha do modern day readers do?

Answer 10

Hurry up and go. They’ll only take a few minutes to decide if they will keep reading

Question 11

What is your main goal in writing or speaking?

Answer 11

Is to share meaning, and in doing so, inform, persuade or entertain

Question 12

How does excellent writing begin?

Answer 12

Brainstorming before writing

Question 13

Wha is brainstorming?

Answer 13

Writing down anything that comes to mind about tour subject

Question 14

What is writers block?

Answer 14

The feeling of frustration you get when you can’t quite figure out what to write about

Question 15

What are arguments?

Answer 15

They are reasons for proof or rebuttal

Question 16

What is a reason?

Answer 16

Reason is a statement offered in explanation or justification

Question 17

What is a topic sentence?

Answer 17

Introduces the main idea of a paragraph

Question 18

What should the first few sentences do?

Answer 18

Sentences that support the main idea

Question 19

What is the problem and solution to a comma splice?

Answer 19

The comma joins two independent clauses tha could easyly stand alone, to fix it Add a conjunction such as “and” after the comma

Question 20

What is a thesis statement?

Answer 20

It is your essays contral message of an essay, and your essays main idea

Question 21

What is a blueprint?

Answer 21

It is a list of the ideas in your topic sentence

Question 22

What do transitions do?

Answer 22

Tells the audience that you have finished relating one idea and are switching to a new thought

Question 23

Transitions act like bridges between sentences and they what?

Answer 23

But just as important they link paragraphs together

Question 24

What are objections?

Answer 24

Reasons or arguments presented in opposition

Question 25

What can you do to balance your essay between your arguments and potential disagreements?

Answer 25

Anticipate the most likely point of disagreement and use the opportunity to provide additional support for your thesis

Question 26

How can you show the use of CAP core values of respect and excellence?

Answer 26

Communication

Question 27

What should you take the opportunity to do in your conclusion?

Answer 27

Think of something unique and memorable with which to end your essay

Question 28

In a staff study report what does it mean to identify the facts?

Answer 28

Facts must be provable, they aren’t opinions

Question 29

In a staff study report what does it mean to identify assumptions?

Answer 29

An assumption is something that relates to the problem and most people accept is true even if it can’t be proven correctly

Question 30

In a staff study report what does it mean to recommend action?

Answer 30

Close by recommending a specific course of action

Question 31

What are three pitfalls of email?

Answer 31

People tend to not say precisely what they mean

It’s easy to hit send without rethinking what you’ve written

Email can be a cop out instead of working out differences people may hide behind email

Question 32

What are three pitfalls of email?

Answer 32

People tend to not say precisely what they mean

It’s easy to hit send without rethinking what you’ve written

Email can be a cop out instead of working out differences people may hide behind email