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SPCH 1315 final exam Q&Asabbreviation - ANS-A shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the full
form.
acronym - ANS-A word formed from the initials or other parts of several words.
ad hominem - ANS-The fallacy of attacking the person instead of challenging an
argument.
ad populum - ANS-The fallacy of arguing a claim is accurate because many people
believe it or do it.
after-dinner speech - ANS-A speech with the general purpose to entertain but also
containing a relevant message.
analogy - ANS-A way of explaining the unfamiliar by comparing and contrasting it to
what is familiar
appeal to tradition - ANS-The fallacy of assuming something is best or correct because
it is traditional.
appeals - ANS-The means by which speakers prove or establish the arguments they
are making.
appearance - ANS-A person's physical choices of dress and grooming practices.
appreciative listening - ANS-Listening for recreation or enjoyment.
arbitrary - ANS-The principle that the relationship between a word and what it stands for
is random, subjective, or coincidental.
argument - ANS-A reason or a series of reasons given to support an assertion.
argument by analogy - ANS-The conclusion that something will be accurate for one
case if it is true for another similar case.
argument by authority - ANS-An argument dependent on the ethos and authority of
others whose testimony you use to support a claim.
,argument by cause - ANS-An argument that demonstrates a relationship between two
events or factors by focusing on the premise that one caused the other to occur.
argument by deduction - ANS-argument constructed of series of general statements
that together prove correct the claim/conclusion.
argument by induction - ANS-Predicting probability, this argument reasons from specific
cases to a general statement.
articulation - ANS-How completely and clearly you utter a word.
asynchronous engagements - ANS-Communication events that occur when the speaker
and audience interaction is not in real time.
attending - ANS-The phase of hearing when a person pays attention to a given sound or
equivalent stimulus.
attention-getter - ANS-An opening statement, image, or action that grabs the audience's
interest.
attitudes - ANS-Learned, persistent psychological responses, predispositions, or
inclinations to act one way or feel a particular way toward something.
audience - ANS-The person or persons receiving the speaker's message and
contributing feedback.
audience and situation analysis - ANS-A systematic investigation of the characteristics
that make the audience and speaking situation unique.
audience centered - ANS-A way of speaking that recognizes the audience's unique
characteristics and viewpoints
audio clips - ANS-Recordings of sound only.
auditory learners - ANS-People who learn best by listening and through effective use of
sound.
, authoritarian leaders - ANS-Leaders who assume and maintain control over small
groups by telling the groups what needs to be done and how and asking for minimal
advice from the members.
background - ANS-The speaker's and audience's identities and life experiences.
backing - ANS-Additional support to prove a warrant in an argument.
bar graphs - ANS-Visuals consisting of vertical or horizontal bars that represent sets of
data.
beliefs - ANS-The ideas a person accepts as plausible based on interpretation and
judgment.
blatant plagiarism - ANS-Occurs either when speakers take an entire speech document
and present it as their of information from other sources and link the parts together,
creating an entire speech or when speakers take pieces ideas, or illustrations out of
someone else's words, ideas, and illustrations
blog - ANS-A website or web page that contains regular postings by its author(s) and
may allow visitors to post comments.
body - ANS-The central portion of the speech, made up of the main points, the multiple
layers of subordinate points, and links.
brainstorming - ANS-The process of stimulating creative thinking through free
association or clustering.
brief examples - ANS-Specific instances illustrating a single general notion.
causal strategy - ANS-An organizational strategy used when the audience needs to
understand the cause and effect or consequences of something, by either leading up to
a particular result or backtracking from the effect to the cause.
central idea - ANS-The concise, single sentence summarizing and/or previewing what a
speaker will say during a speech; also called a thesis statement, theme, or subject
sentence.
central processing - ANS-Being motivated to listen to and think critically about a
message
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