Exam 1 Flashcards
Ways to be an engaged citizen
Keep up with news
Vote
Deliberating in Good Faith
Discuss with open mind Respect others opinion Expect disagreement Willing to hear alternative views Evidence is important
Information Literacy
Ability to discern reliable from unreliable sources
Rational, use logic and evidence
Apathy
Prevents democratic engaged citizenship
Barriers to communication
Demagogue
Speaker who wants audience to act on emotion, impulse and not logic
Pathos is taken to the extreme
Speaker who unethically uses persuasion and misleads audience
Plays with audience emotion
Ethos
Aristotle mode of proof
Speaker who is trustworthy, credible, reliable, knowledgeable, trusted
Pathos
Audience has emotional connection with speaker
Logos
Appeal to audience using logic and reason
Transactional Communication
Communication goes back and forth between audience and speaker
Critical Listening
Actively engaged, analyzing, and probing evaluating message
Feedback
Part of active listening
Non verbal= smile, nod, facial expression
Verbal= Cheer, ask questions, give comments
Barriers to Listening
Short attention span Passivity syndrome Stereotyping Automatic rejection Distractions
Communication Apprehension
Negatively affects speaker
Causes forgetfulness, statter
Trait Anxiety
Speech anxiety in all situations
Nervous as part of personality
State Anxiety
Specific circumstances trigger nervousness
