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Final Flashcards

1
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Aristotle’s 3 criteria for persuasion

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ethos,logos,pathos

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2
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Ethos

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ethical dimension - belongs to speaker

Credibility is comprised of CHARACTER and COMPETENCE

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3
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Pathos

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emotional dimension - belongs to listener

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4
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Logos

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Logical dimension - belongs to message

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5
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Deductive reasoning

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General to Specific

Ex: all men are mortal, Socrates is a man, Socrates is mortal

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6
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Inductive reasoning

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Specific to General

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7
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Law of Noncontradiction

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A cannot be A and not-A at the same time, in the same context

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8
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Monroe’s motivated sequence

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Attention 
Need 
Satisfaction
Visualization
Action
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9
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Question of Policy

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Motivate to immediate action or passive agreement

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10
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3 expectations that must be satisfied in a Policy speech

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Need, Plan, Practicality

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11
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Question of Value

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Change or reinforce belief

- must appeal to recognizable standard: constitution or declaration

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12
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Question of Fact

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Convince audience of the truth

-speaker must be partisan, truth must be nonabsolute

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13
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4 Ways we persuade

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Credibility, Emotional Appeal, Evidence, Reasoning

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14
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4 P’s of a good intro

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Pique interest, point to topic, pave the way, preview the points

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15
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Ways to pique interest in intro?

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Ask question
Joke
Stat
Story
Quote
Drama
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16
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What does “paving the way” in an intro mean?

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Establishing credibility and rapport (connection - don’t read notes)

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17
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The 3 S’s of a good conclusion

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Signal the end
Summarize points
Stop in style

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18
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How can you signal the end in a conclusion

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“in conclusion”

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19
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Each points needs ___

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a story, quote and stat

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20
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Name some bad postures

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ten hut, flesh wound, fig leaf, death grip, happy pockets

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21
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Extemporaneous speaking

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the most common mode of delivery that involves a speech that is practiced and planned in advance.

22
Q

What should a full sentence outline be converted to in order to develop the speech aurally?

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keyword or key-phrase outline

23
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What should manuscript speaking typically be limited to?

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broadcast media, or a major speech of tribute

24
Q

jargon

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the special vocabulary of a particular group

25
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slang

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popular, nonstandard catchwords or phrases

26
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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

27
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antithesis

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the contrasting of two ideas to dramatize difference. “Not only…, but also…”

28
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How to involve the audience

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Use names of people in the audience, refer to the person who introduced you and to the other speakers, refer to details in the immediate setting or shared experience, Use audience participation (can i get a show of hands), use “you”

29
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Keys to Good Visuals

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24 pt. minimum
Keep it hidden (animations)
Make eye contact
Use color and graphics
No more than 4-5 bytes per slide
30 - 45 seconds for a video clip
30
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how much eye contact?

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at least 85%

31
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constructive way to release tension during a speech

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physical movement (don’t lock yourself into one position)

32
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ways to prepare for a speech

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record yourself, feedback from a friend, identify words that you mispronounce

33
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Stories

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Give a speech life

34
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Quotes

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Give a speech credibility

35
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Statistics

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Give a speech weight

36
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5 organizational patterns

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Chronological, Spatial, Causal, Problem/Solution, Topical

37
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Chronological org. pattern

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step 1 to step 2 to step 3, etc. Ex: steps of getting a tattoo

38
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Spatial org. pattern

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based on location, place to place, Ex: room to room in the White House

39
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Causal org. pattern

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cause and effect or effect to cause, ex: teen pregnanct trends

40
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Topical org. pattern

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Sub-topics, ex: fireworks - 4 kinds of fireworks

41
Q

Central Idea gives you the ____

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outline

42
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4 C’s of Central Idea

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Complete sentence
Contains main points
Captures the Essence
Concise

43
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Specific Purpose

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To inform/persuade my audience

44
Q

3 Categories of Brainstorming Topics

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object, event, concept

45
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Things to know before a speech

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Know size of audience, room layout, topic, time length, Q&A? General Purpose.

46
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Communications model

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The Speaker sends a Message through a Channel to the Listeners

47
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Good listening begins with _____

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Good expectations

48
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2 courtesies of the listener

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Give the speaker eye contact and respect

49
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Listener gives ____

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Feedback (verbal and nonverbal)

50
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Interference

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(external and internal) disrupts the process

51
Q

The situation changes according to these four variables

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Time, Place, Occassion, Audience

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