Final

Question 1

Central Idea

Answer 1

One sentence statement that sums up the major idea of speech

Question 2

Specific purpose

Answer 2

A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech

Question 3

What is the purpose of knowing the demographics of the audience?

Answer 3

Can help you find important clues about your audience to know them

Question 4

What three criteria are most important in assessing the soundness of documents?

Answer 4

Authorship
Sponsorship
Recency

Question 5

What are the guidelines for using statistics in a speech?

Answer 5

Quantify ideas
Use it sparingly
Indentify sources
Explain
If complicated round off
Use visual aids to clarify

Question 6

5 ways to organize a speech?

Answer 6

Topical
Spatial
Causal
Problem-Solution
Chronological

Question 7

What does spatial organization entail?

Answer 7

Main points follow a directional pattern

Question 8

Why is it so important to maintain eye contact during a speech?

Answer 8

The speaker would look more impressive when they are looking at the audience while talking

Question 9

What are vocalized pauses?

Answer 9

When a speaker fills the silence between words w vocalizations such as “UH”

Question 10

Comprehensive listening

Answer 10

Listening to understand the message of a speaker

Question 11

Critical listening

Answer 11

Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it

Question 12

Global plagiarism

Answer 12

Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own

Question 13

Patchwork plagiarism

Answer 13

Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one’s own

Question 14

Incremental plagiarism

Answer 14

Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people

Question 15

What are the guidelines for ethical speechmaking?

Answer 15

Make sure goals are ethically sound
Be fully prepared for each speech
Be honey in what you say
Avoid NAME calling 
Put ethical principles into practice

Question 16

What does it mean to be an ethical listener?

Answer 16

Be courteous and attentive
Avoid prejudging the speaker
Maintain the free and open expression of ideas

Question 17

Persuasive speeches address one of three questions, what are they?

Answer 17

Question of fact
Question of value
Question of policy

Question 18

What are 5 steps of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?

Answer 18

Attention
Need
Satisfaction
Visualization
Action

Question 19

When determining a Question of Policy, what three issues do you need to give attention to?

Answer 19

Need
Plan
Practicality

Question 20

What is a common mistake students make when developing their first speech?

Answer 20

Trying to cover too much material

Question 21

What are two types of General Purpose in a speech?

Answer 21

To persuade

To inform

Question 22

What are 4 objectives of a speech introduction?

Answer 22

Get attention
Reveal topic
Establish credibility and goodwill
Preview the body of the speech

Question 23

What is a fixed alternative question?

Answer 23

Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives

Question 24

What does it mean to reason analogically?

Answer 24

A speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second

Question 25

Bandwagon fallacy

Answer 25

Assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore the better one

Question 26

Hominem fallacy

Answer 26

Attacks the person rather than dealing w the real issue in dispute

Question 27

What are the guidelines for writing main points?

Answer 27

Keep main points separate
Use same pattern of wording for main points
Balance the amount of time devoted to main points