exam 1 Flashcards
Where was rhetoric born
Greece
what channel is texting
narrow
what type of activity is listening
active
what is a type of peripheral strategy
wearing certain colors, such as school colors, when presenting
give an example of an analogy
comparing prison life to college life
what is an example of kinesics
body language
what language was not covered in class
personification
what did sophists teach?
argumentation
what genre of rhetoric focuses on praise and blame
epideictic
what is indexicality
having photo proof of something
what are some reasons messages sometimes fail
insensitivity
unrealistic content
not targeted
what are some types of listening
active listening
pseudolistening
monopolizing
describe the difference between demographics and psychographics.
demographics are basic features of a given population and psychographics are traits in personality or beliefs.
what is inclusive language
when all people in the audience are addressed/included
what are kinesics
the way body language, eye contact, etc, are used as a form of nonverbal communication
what are vocalics
the use of voice
what are types of vocalics
volume
rate
pitch
variety
who was gorgias
a sophist who taught the audience to passively receive information and that they could be moved by emotional appeal
who was protagoras
a sophist who taught the importance of opposing arguments
who was isocrates
a sophist who taught the importance of continual learning
who was plato
a sophist who tought rhetoric could be used to manipulate individuals
who was Aristotle
a sophist who discovered all available means of persuasion
what are the three available means of persuasion and what do they mean
forensic- truth of the past
deliberative- future action to be taken
epileptic- praise and blame
who was cicero
a sophist who believed all speakers would be well versed in all areas of learning
what are the elements of the system
communicators and channels
how do you write in a conversational tone
simple words
second person pov
short sentences
contractions
active voice
ask questions
tell a story
show personality
what is vivid language
concrete
imagery
simile
metaphor
what id rhythmic language
alliteration
repetition
parallelism
how do you know if an article is credible
where they come from (ie google scholar)
what are types of evidence
examples
illustration
testimonials
analogies
contrast
statistics
explanations
definitions
descriptions
visual aids
why should somebody use audience analysis
to tailor the speech to the audience
what are demographics
age
race
occupation
religion
what are psychographics
political affiliation
exercise habits
eating habits
shopping habits
likes and dislikes
what is the krueter targeting technique
targeting the entire audience as opposed to just a portion of it
define listening
the active process of being mindful, hearing, selecting, and organizing information
why do we listen
to comprehend, support, analyze, and appreciate
what are forms of listening
active listening
non listening
monopolizing
pseudolistening
what is active listening
responding though feedback
what are listening obstacles
overload/complexity
noise
preoccupation
prejudgement
lack of effort
why are nonverbals important
it shows you care
what is syntactic interdeterminancy
association by brand
what is indexicality
proof that something happened
what is iconicity
a visual replacement of words
