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Question #1

A fallacy that argues there are only two alternatives when, in fact, there are many is called:

A False cause

B Appeal to tradition

C Invalid analogy

D Ad hominem

E Either-or

Question #2

Discussing news reports that document ways that individuals do not have access to clean drinking water is appealing to which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

A Social

B Safety

C Self-esteem

D Physiological

E Achievement

Question #3

A fallacy in which a speaker assumes that something old is automatically better than something new

A Invalid analogy

B Either-or

C False cause

D Ad hominem

E Appeal to tradition

Question #4

An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.

A Ad hominem

B Either-or

C Invalid analogy

D False cause

E Appeal to tradition

Question #5

Any interference that gets in the way from a speaker’s message being clearly communicated is called:

A shared meaning

B feedback

C context

D channel

E noise

Question #6

A fallacy in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause of the second.

A Invalid analogy

B Either-or

C Appeal to tradition

D Ad hominem

E False cause

Question #7

Words have two kinds of meaning, they are?

A descriptive and literal

B denotative and connotative

C descriptive and prescriptive

D literary and demonical

E intrinsic and extrinsic

Question #8

The audience’s response to a public speaker’s message that can be conveyed both verbally and nonverbally is called?

A feedback

B channel

C context

D shared meaning

E noise

Question #9

Speakers should display visual aids

A only when discussing them

B none are correct

C throughout the entire speech to hold audience’s attention

D to the people who are paying attention

E only in the conclusion

Question #10

A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented is

A Bandwagon

B Appeal to novelty

C Red herring

D Slippery slope

E Hasty generalization

Question #11

What step in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence does the speaker overcome audience objections?

A Action

B Attention

C Solution

D Visualization

E Need

Question #12

A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns.

A Photograph

B Graph

C Chart

D Model

E Object

Question #13

What are three ways a speaker can use imagery to express their creative ideas?

A use of jargon, abstractions, and pauses

B use of vivid language, nonverbal expression, and effective pauses

C use of nonverbal emblems, expression, and concrete words

D use of concrete words, simile, and metaphor

E use of simile, description, and denotation

Question #14

Asking audience members to imagine their lives with or without a proposed solution occurs in which step of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?

A Visualization

B Attention

C Need

D Action

E Solution

Question #15

A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute.

A Either-or

B Invalid analogy

C Appeal to tradition

D False cause

E Ad hominem

Question #16

A speaker’s ethos is affected by two primary factors

A competence and character

B experience and rationality

C character and trustworthiness

D logic and emotion

E goodwill and emotion

Question #17

A graph that highlights segments of circle to show simple distribution patterns is a

A Pie graph

B Map graph

C Bar graph

D Line graph

E Flow graph

Question #18

When giving a speech with a visual aid speech, what should you make sure you do in terms of your visual aid?

A All are correct

B Use your visual aid comfortably

C Make sure your visual aid is professional quality

D Make sure your visual aid is large enough to see

E Make sure your visual aid communicates idea visually

Question #19

A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion

A Slippery slope

B Appeal to novelty

C Red herring

D Bandwagon

E Hasty generalization

Question #20

Citing research that concludes that being bullied can negatively affect the way that people feel about themselves is research appealing to which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

A Physiological

B Achievement

C Safety

D Social

E Self-esteem

Question #21

Visual aids offer a speaker several advantages, one being that

A Presentation aids can make your speech more memorable.

B Presentation aids strengthen the clarity of a speaker’s message.

C Presentation aids can make it easier to explain information.

D All of these are advantages.

E Presentation aids can make your speech more interesting.

Question #22

A situation-specific social anxiety that arises from anticipating giving an oral presentation is called:

A audience-centered anxiety

B public-speaking anxiety

C ethical-speaking anxiety

D life-success anxiety

E successful-listening anxiety

Question #23

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence follows what 5 steps?

A Attention, need, effect, cause, action

B Problem, cause, solution, visualization, action

C Attention, need, solution, visualization, action

D Attention, cause, effect, satisfaction, action

E Attention, problem, cause, satisfaction, action

Question #24

What speech delivery is well researched, organized, practiced and then delivered from a brief set of notes?

A extemporaneous

B memorized

C none are correct

D impromptu

E manuscript

Question #25

A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time and space is:

A Map graph

B Bar graph

C Pie graph

D Line graph

E Flow graph

Question #26

A fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence is

A Appeal to novelty

B Bandwagon

D Hasty generalization

E Red herring

F Slippery slope

Question #27

All of the following are guidelines for preparing presentation aids except

A keep visual aid simple

B use fonts that are easy to read

C enlarge pictures so everyone can see

D use color effectively

E use different font colors whenever possible

Question #28

A fallacy in which a speaker automatically assumes that something new is better than something old is

A Slippery slope

B Bandwagon

C Hasty generalization

D Red herring

E Appeal to novelty

Question #29

John F. Kennedy’s statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” is an example of what language device that creates rhythm?

A Parallelism

B Alliteration

C Malapropisms

D Epiphora

E Antithesis

Question #30

A type of visual aid that is usually built to scale, that represents another object in detail.

A Graph

B Chart

C Objects

D Models

E Photographs

Question #31

What speech delivery is unpracticed, spontaneous, and given with little time to prepare?

A extemporaneous

B manuscript

C none are correct

D memorized

E impromptu

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