Quiz Ch.3 Flashcards
context
the circumstances in which an event occurs that influences the meaning of the moment and the message
demographic
groups determined by select population characteristics
stereotyping
assuming qualities in a specific individual because of membership in a larger group
open-ended questions
items on a survey that allow room for the person taking the survey to answer in his/her own words
fixed-response questions
items on a survey that allow only for prescribed answers
rhetorical situations
moments that call for a rhetorical response
exigence
a decisive point at which a response is invited or required
crescendo
an organizational pattern in which the strongest point is placed at the end and is built up to by smaller main points
classroom response systems
way of polling the audience; 2-way: questions and feedback to answers