Communication Midterm 1

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Question 9

The primary goal of a speech is called the:

Question 10

Critical thinking is important to public speaking because it allows speakers to:

		assess what the audience knows
		change reality and accuracy
		evaluate the truth of a claim
		impose judgments on listeners
		overlook personal biases

Question 1

In presentations, which of the following factors would help speakers determine whether they are using understandable language?

		audience’s body-clock time
		instructor’s biases
		listeners’ educational background
		speaker’s experience
		speech’s thesis

Question 16

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When an audience member nods vigorously during a presentation, what should the speaker do?

		assume that the message is “I disagree”
		jump ahead to the conclusion of the presentation
		look for other feedback clues, such as smiling or yawning
		repeat the last statement of the presentation
		take the message to be “No kidding!”

Question 17

Language that grabs listeners’ attention by appealing to the senses of sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste is considered:

Question 18

Effective public speaking skills do which of the following?

		allow people to listen less closely
		enhance a person’s ability to make a difference in his or her career and community
		help students avoid assignments
		make people more inclined to argue
		render charts and graphs more important

Question 19

Which term refers to the lens through which people see and interpret reality?

Question 20

Which of the following reflects a speech’s main message and rhetorical purpose?

Question 21

Ethics have been playing a more prominent role in the study of public speaking because:

		other disciplines have been deemphasizing experience
		public speaking has changed its basic focus
		the perceived credibility of many public speakers has eroded
		truth has come to dominate all professions
		verbal cues have lost their importance

What are the five classical canons of rhetoric? List in order.

Invention

Arrangement

Style

Memory

Delivery

Question 23

The term ethics is defined as a(n):

		ability to evaluate evidence
		means of impeding communication
		path for sending a message
		set of beliefs shared by a group about what behaviors are correct or incorrect
		transaction between two parties