Quiz 3

Question 1

Athenians’ politician/orator

Answer 1

any citizen was able to speak in front of 5,000 people, best speakers often dominated.

Question 2

Daisy Girl political ad

Answer 2

President lyndon b johnson’s ad, only played once. Showed evocative power. Made democrats feel as Goldwater will start a nuclear war.

Question 3

First televised presidential debates

Answer 3

Nixon and Kennedy, 1960. Those who heard the debate thought Nixon won, those who watched thought kennedy won. Showed the power of visual images

Question 4

The Interplay of Influence, Jamieson and Campbell

Answer 4

Explained the interrelationship between news media, advertising, politics, the internet, government, and citizens/audience. Influence flows both ways (government and people)

Question 5

Morley Winograd and Michael Hais

Answer 5

Argued millennials (born after 93) will reshape the face American politics by interactive media, which establish networks that bypass traditional media sources.

Question 6

Political campaigns and impression management

Answer 6

Short duration, communicate candidates positions, multiple channels of communication, professional staff, verbal and nonverbal communication

Question 7

Political communication definition

Answer 7

combination of the art of speaking and political science.

Question 8

Aristotle and Legal communication

Answer 8

Dedicated to accusation and defense of wrongdoing, its agents, and its victims. Three points: motives for wrong doing, state of mind when they do it, kind of person who is wrong and their situations.

Question 9

Abilities Aristotle says are needed for legal communication

Answer 9

Combination of sophia (wisdom) and logos (speech, argument, reasoning)

Question 10

Jurors as decision makers

Answer 10

Only remember 50% of facts accurately, 30% of judge’s instructions. Storyline already formulated before deliberations.

Question 11

Linz, Penrod, and McDonald

Answer 11

great an attorney’s trial experience, greater their misperception regarding how they affected jurors in their opening statement.

Question 12

Ogborn’s MOPS

Answer 12

People retain information better when there is a story involved, attorneys should attempt to elicit those MOPs to persuade jurors.

Question 13

Voir dire

Answer 13

jury selection process where witness swears to answer truthfully about ability to serve on a jury

Question 14

A City upon a Hill

Answer 14

Taken from Jesus’ sermon on the mount, New England puritans the frontier as a society transformed according to christian ethics.

Question 15

Apocalyptic rhetoric

Answer 15

deals with end things: death, resurrection, immortality, and judgment day.

Question 16

Swearing in

Answer 16

Most presidents are sworn into office with the bible

Question 17

Syncretism

Answer 17

combination and reconciliation of differing beliefs and philosophies that generations have merged.

Question 18

Utopia

Answer 18

Comes from two greek prefixes, “no place” and “good place,” heaven on earth.

Question 19

Anderson’s three worldviews

Answer 19

1) Theism- god exists, created universe, people created in image of god, life after death
2) Naturalism- matter and only matter exists, ethics derived only from people, life has no higher purpose
3) Postmodernism- rejects ideas that make anything or anyone Devine, no predetermined purpose of life therefore people create own purpose

Question 20

Aristotle’s three forms of speech

Answer 20

1) Deliberative rhetoric- political communication, supports democratic process, legitimacy through opinion and will formation, presumption of reasonable outcomes based on rational arguments
2) Epideictic rhetoric- speech that is largely ceremonial, offering eulogies or tributes to the deceased and accolades to the living
3) Forensic rhetoric- from latin forensis, meaning public or marketplace, suitable for public debate; legal system where prosecution and defense of individuals occur.

Question 21

Aristotle’s five subjects of political communication

Answer 21

1) Ways and means
2) war and peace
3) national defense
4) imports and exports
5) legislation

Question 22

Burke and Covenant

Answer 22

Burke examined the foundations of christian belief by analyzing the language used to explain genesis.
There is a creator (god), man was created in the image of god and understands commands, ignored the covenant by going to the tree of knowledge.

Covenant- contract between god and man that included a code of conduct, rules regarding how disobedience should be judged.

Question 23

Internet and 2008 Presidential campaign

Answer 23

His campaign showed understanding of the transformative influence of technology. Obama’s website raised 1.5 million dollars for campaign. Internet generated massive amount of support, youtube videos increased popularity. Use of social media appealed to young voters.