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A study guide for the spch-1315 course, which covers various topics related to public speaking and communication. The guide includes a set of questions with verified answers, covering a wide range of concepts such as verbal and nonverbal communication, listening types, speech environment, legally-protected speech acts, dealing with communication apprehension, credibility, cultural assumptions, information sources, speech purposes, speech organization, speech introductions and conclusions, speech outlines, visual aids, language use, and logical fallacies. The study guide provides a comprehensive review of the key topics and principles in the spch-1315 curriculum, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for exams, assignments, or further study in the field of communication and public speaking.
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A verbal or nonverbal symbol for an idea or image: - correct answer ✔✔Code Which kind of listener is most likely to catch inconsistencies and errors in the reasoning and evidence used to reach a conclusion? - correct answer ✔✔Critical The environment or situation in which a speech occurs: - correct answer ✔✔Context Which of the following is NOT a legally-protected speech act under the First Amendment? - correct answer ✔✔Calling the manager at Walmart to falsely claim there is a bomb in their store as a joke. Which of the following is a recommended method for dealing with Communication Apprehension? - correct answer ✔✔Deep breathing exercises To translate verbal or nonverbal symbols into ideas and images: - correct answer ✔✔Decode Which Greek philosopher used the term ethos—the root word of ethics and ethical—to refer to a speaker's credibility or believability? - correct answer ✔✔Aristotle Experienced speakers don't feel any stage fright. - correct answer ✔✔False The positive or negative label you ascribe to the public speaking situation will influence how nervous you feel. - correct answer ✔✔True A testimony or a quotation that expresses someone's attitudes, beliefs, or values: - correct answer ✔✔Opinion
In an effort to curb unsafe driving practices, a speaker tells a personal story about a friend who was hurt in an automobile accident because she was texting while driving. This is an example of a: - correct answer ✔✔Illustration The degree to which you are perceived as trustworthy, knowledgeable, and dynamic. - correct answer ✔✔Credibility The assumption that your own cultural approaches are superior to those of other cultures. - correct answer ✔✔Ethnocentrism A .org internet source is one that: - correct answer ✔✔Advocates a group's point of view A general purpose designed to get listeners to embrace a point of view or to adopt a behavior that they would not have done otherwise. - correct answer ✔✔To persuade A belief is an enduring concept of good and bad, right and wrong. - correct answer ✔✔False A general purpose designed to help audience members acquire information that they do not already possess. - correct answer ✔✔To inform The style guide most commonly used in the social sciences (psychology, communication, business) is APA. - correct answer ✔✔True Which of the following is considered a low-quality source? - correct answer ✔✔A Wikipedia article on Rosa Parks A speaker reads the quote "There are no people on earth in whom a spirit of enthusiastic zeal is so readily kindled, and burns so remarkably, as Americans" and notes that it came from historian David McCullough in his book, 1776. This is an example of a: - correct answer ✔✔Oral citation A speech about major developments in the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968. - correct answer ✔✔Chronological
Which of the following is not a function of a speech conclusion? - correct answer ✔✔Preview your main ideas Which of the following is not an appropriate method for opening a speech? - correct answer ✔✔Stating Your Name and Speech Topic An outline you use for developing your speech. It undergoes many changes on its way to completion: - correct answer ✔✔Working outline Which of the following is a nonverbal way of signaling that your speech is closing? - correct answer ✔✔Using a falling vocal inflection for your final statement A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next: - correct answer ✔✔Internal Preview The major points developed in the body of a speech: - correct answer ✔✔Main Points Main points are identified by capital letters. Subordinate points are identified by Roman numerals. - correct answer ✔✔False A speech about the various parts of an Egyptian burial tomb. - correct answer ✔✔Spatial "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." This speech introduction refers to a: - correct answer ✔✔Historical Event A graphical representation of data (often numerical) or a sketch representing an ordered process: - correct answer ✔✔Chart The ability to clearly pronounce each of a succession of syllables used to make up a word: - correct answer ✔✔Articulation
"The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II" falls under what category of informative speech? - correct answer ✔✔Events "Why you should choose a Toyota over a Ford" would be an appropriate topic for an informative speech.
"If students do not complete all assignments, [then] students cannot pass the class. Amelia did not complete all assignments. Therefore, Amelia cannot pass the class" is an example of what kind of syllogism? - correct answer ✔✔Hypothetical "Either students pass the final exam or students fail the class. Marlena does not want to fail the class. Therefore, Marlena studied hard so she could pass the final exam" is an example of what kind of syllogism? - correct answer ✔✔Disjunctive "The makers of Sugarette Candy Drinks point to research showing that of the five countries where Sugarette drinks sell the most units, three of them are in the top ten healthiest countries on Earth, therefore Sugarette drinks are healthy." This is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? - correct answer ✔✔Texas Sharpshooter "Have you stopped kicking your dog?" This is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? - correct answer ✔✔Loaded Question "Marcus wants to go to a small community college close to home, but most of the kids in his class are applying to larger colleges out of state. Marcus decides that he should also apply to those colleges." This is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? - correct answer ✔✔Bandwagon A biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. A Student says she just can't accept that humans came from "monkeys." This is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? - correct answer ✔✔Strawperson "This all-natural, gluten free, fair trade, organic, free range tomato is inherently safer than the cheaper ones loaded with GMOs." This is an example of what kind of logical fallacy? - correct answer ✔✔Appeal to Nature A speaker invites the audience to imagine a positive world where they are all blood donors, and everyone need a transfusion could receive one. Then, the speaker invites the audience to imagine a world where no one donated, and the countless numbers of people and families who would suffer. - correct answer ✔✔Visualization You're out for a hike and notice some dark clouds overhead. It starts to sprinkle. You put on a rain poncho to keep yourself dry. - correct answer ✔✔Safety need
An argument that Charmin toilet paper is superior to Angel Soft toilet paper: - correct answer ✔✔Value claim Liking the Dallas Cowboys because your parents liked them when you were growing up: - correct answer ✔✔Attitude After demonstrating convincingly that planting more trees will significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a speaker distributes tree seeds to everyone in the audience and invites the audience to plant them. - correct answer ✔✔Action An argument that abortion cannot be classified as murder because a fertilized egg is not the same thing as a fully-formed human being: - correct answer ✔✔Definitional claim You listen to several lectures by anthropologist Jeff Meldrum and become convinced that Bigfoot is real. - correct answer ✔✔Belief An argument that the Houston Astros stole pitching signs from opposing teams in order to have a competitive advantage during the 2017-2018 baseball seasons: - correct answer ✔✔Factual claim While swimming in the ocean, your arm floaties are snagged on a piece of coral and immediately deflate. Gasping for air, you desperately try to keep yourself above water. - correct answer ✔✔Physiological need An argument that medical marijuana should be legalized in all 50 states: - correct answer ✔✔Policy claim