SPCH 1315 QUIZ 10-19
"To demonstrate to my listeners how to build kites." - ANS-Which one of the following
specific purpose statements is appropriate for an informative speech?
"What's being said is not very important." - ANS-If you are part of a team and one of
your team members is speaking to an audience, what signal would you send the
audience if you review your notes?
3 - ANS-A speech of introduction should be kept under _______ minutes.
a bit dressier than the listeners' clothes - ANS-A speaker's clothes should be
A Clincher - ANS-Issuing an appeal or a challenge at the end of a speech is an example
of
a high level of fear - ANS-A speaker wants to persuade an audience to stop engaging in
unhealthy behavior. Which level of fear is most effective in accomplishing this objective?
a leave-behind - ANS-A DVD about your speech topic, given to listeners at the end of
your speech, is an example of what the book calls
A Metaphor - ANS-"The stars are diamonds in the sky." This is an example of
A pause - ANS-In a manuscript speech, the text recommends inserting slanting lines to
indicate
a simile - ANS-"The stars are like diamonds in the sky." This is an example of
a transcript of the speech - ANS-Which of the following would be a mistake if offered as
take-home material?
acceptable - ANS-It is __________________ for a persuasive speech to include
sections that seem identical to sections of an informative speech.
Alliteration - ANS-"The sad sister sat on a silver seat" is an example of
an abstract word - ANS-Friendship is
, An Announcement of the topic - ANS-For the first few sentences in a speech, which one
of the following options would be a mistake?
An Icebreaker - ANS-In career speeches, a few words spoken before your attention
material is called
Articulation - ANS-"Watchadoin?" for "What are you doing?" is an example of poor
at the start of the meeting - ANS-Alterations to an agenda should be made by
participants
Attention Material - ANS-Telling a story, asking a question, and using a visual aid are
examples of
Bandwagon - ANS-"Everyone is drinking strawberry lemonade for good health, and so
should you." This is an example of which type of logical fallacy?
between the conclusion and documentation - ANS-In an outline, which of the following
places would be unnecessary for inserting a transition?
Body - ANS-Which part of the speech does the text recommend that you create first?
both the opening statement and the closing argument - ANS-Most attorneys believe that
courtroom battles are won because of the effectiveness of
Building on an unproven assumption - ANS-"Because Germans are the smartest
engineers in the world, you should buy a German-made car." This speaker is guilty of
using what kind of fallacy in reasoning?
cliché - ANS-"Blind as a bat" is an example of
Deductive Reasoning - ANS-Reasoning that moves from a generalization to a specific
conclusion is
Define the problem. - ANS-What is the first step in the reflective-thinking method?
Definition - ANS-"To explain to my listeners the meaning of feminism in modern
America" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech?
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