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Communication Foundations Midterm Flashcards

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Define Communication?

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Human communication is the process of creating meaning by way of signs, symbols, and signals. It is dynamic, constant, situational, multi-dimensional, irretrievable, multi-directional, etc.

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Define Shalom?

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3
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Define Symbolic Stewardship?

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Made in the image of God

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Define Identification

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5
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Define “Terministic Screen”

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Words form a screen to keep us from understanding

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Define Contingency?

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Compare the Transactional (Cultural) vs Transmission (linear) model of communication

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Transaction - Acknowledgement back and forth - friendships
Transmission - orders from the top - dictater

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What are they different types of speech - inform, argue, persuade?

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What are Aristotle’s types of rhetoric?

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Forensics - past
epideditic - presents
Deliberative - future

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10
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How do Rhetorical Appeals work?

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ask hypothetical questions

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Describe the Rhetorical Triangle and include outside

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Kairos versus Chronos

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Kairos means the opportune time while chronos means linear time

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Rhetoric versus Dialectic?

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What are the 5 canons of rhetoric?

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  1. Invention
  2. Arrangement
  3. Style
  4. Delivery
  5. Memory
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What is a heuristic?

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a rule of thumb for a situation - think of writing 5 paragraphs

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16
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Define listening

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Is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken words

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What are the 3 main barriers to listening - expand on noise, cultural, technological?

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18
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Expand on Audience Analysis?

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19
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what does WIFM mean?

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What is in it for me?

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20
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Define Exigency

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Why this matters NOW

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21
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What is a rhetorical situation?

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What surrounds a speaker - the audience, situation, area

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Define a thesis

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What is a purpose statement

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24
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Describe the main organizational/arrangement patterns

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  1. Chronological
  2. Topical
  3. Spatial
  4. Comparative
  5. Problem-solution
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25
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Describe a hook/attention grabber?

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26
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Define signposts?

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previews for what is to come

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What is bookending?

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28
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Define clinching?

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making your last sentence really memorable

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What is the difference between a formal(preparation) outline and a speaking outline?

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30
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Define enargeia?

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vivid description

31
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Grammar versus style

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Grammar is the ordinary use of language, Style is extranordiary - artful, tasteful, divided into grand middle plain

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What is the difference between denotation and connotation

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33
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What is a metaphor (tenor & vehicle)? Include example

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Tenor - the idea
“home is a zoo.” In this metaphor, the thing being compared is the state of the home. Therefore the home is the tenor of the metaphor

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What is a simile? Include example

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35
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What is an analogy? Include example

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36
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What is alliteration? Include example

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37
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What is an antithesis? Include example

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38
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What is parallelism? Include example

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39
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What is a tricolon? Include example

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40
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What is an Anaphora? Include example

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41
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What is a Rhetorical Question? Include example

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42
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What is a cliche? Include example

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43
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Describe the 4 different types of delivery?

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  1. Manuscript -
  2. Memorized -
  3. Impromptu -
  4. extemporaneous-
44
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Describe the 4 different types of vocal delivery?

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  1. Pitch - High and low
  2. Rate - speed - fast and slow
  3. Intensity - volume - loud and soft
  4. Articulation - clear voice
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Describe the 4 different types of nonverbal delivery?

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  1. Gesture -
  2. Movement -
  3. Eye contact -
  4. Facial expression -
46
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What are key features of audiovisual aids?

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They are relevant, simple, visible, memorable, audience focused and non busy

47
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Describe the difference between argument and persuasion?

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48
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What are theories of attitude change?

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  1. Reinforcement - people change attitudes for rewards
  2. Need (Maslov)- they will change their minds based off of needs
  3. Balance - attitudes change to reduce conflict - achieve balance
49
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What is the idea of the Elephant and the Rider? Also moral foundations

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50
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Describe the Toulmin Method in detail

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  1. Warrant
  2. Support
  3. Qualification
  4. Reservation
51
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What are the 4 Stasis Questions?

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52
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Theoretical vs. Practical Questions?

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broad versus very narrow

53
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List fallacies

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54
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Deduction Versus Induction?

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55
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What is a syllogism?

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56
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What is an enthymeme?

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57
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What is the criteria for evaluating evidence?

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58
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What is the availability cascade?

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59
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Define critical thinking?

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60
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Define Egocentric Thinking?

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