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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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1. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Logos
Bandwagon
Transition
Hypothetical Example
2. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Spare Brain Time
Fallacy
Signpost
Denotative Meaning
3. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Oral Report
Interference
Rate
Hypothetical Example
4. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Creating Common Grounds
Ethnocentrism
Slippery Slope
Internal Summary
5. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Evidence
Logos
Spatial Order
Symposium
6. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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7. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Ethical Decisions
Chronological Order
Oral Report
Rhetorical Question
8. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Dialect
Rhythm
Name-calling
Statistics
9. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Causal Reasoning
Paraphrase
Credibility
Visual Framework
10. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Expert Testimony
Speaker
Vocalized Pause
Concrete Words
11. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Pathos
Dissolve Ending
Initial Credibility
Consensus
12. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
Speech of Presentation
Causal Reasoning
Problem-Solution Order
Small Group
13. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Internal Preview
Commemorative Speech
Simile
Hidden Agenda
14. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Antithesis
Dissolve Ending
Situational Audience Analysis
Scale Questions
15. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Impromptu Speech
Median
Alliteration
Invalid Analogy
16. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Implied Leader
Acceptance Speech
Attitude
Situational Audience Analysis
17. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Monotone
Message
After-Dinner Speech
Hearing
18. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Critical Listening
Kinesics
Global Plagiarism
Problem Solving (small)
19. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.
Nonverbal Communication
Parallelism
Analogical Reasoning
Emergent Leader
20. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Adrenaline
Eye Contact
Supporting Materials
Stage Fright
21. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Consensus
Dissolve Ending
Pause
Open-Ended Questions
22. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Specific Purpose
Symposium
Key-word Outline
Pronunciation
23. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Positive nervousness
Bill of Rights
Impromptu Speech
Demographic Audience Analysis
24. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Incremental Plagiarism
Strategic Organization
Speaker
Identification
25. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Pathos
Kinesics
Bibliography
Question of Policy
26. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Rate
Direct Quotation
Metaphor
Comprehensive Listening
27. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Credibility
Fallacy
Antithesis
Causal Order
28. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Testimony
Mean
Alliteration
Initial Credibility
29. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Spare Brain Time
Egocentrism
Positive nervousness
Internal Summary
30. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Signpost
Task Needs
Abstract Words
Chronological Order
31. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Emphatic Listening
Frame of Reference
Speech of Introduction
Median
32. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Spatial Order
Ethical Decisions
Stereo-typing
Simile
33. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Interference
Listening
Key-word Outline
Metaphor
34. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Specific Purpose
Kinesics
Reflective-Thinking Method
Comprehensive Listening
35. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Example
Crescendo Ending
Initial Credibility
Symposium
36. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Hearing
Topic
Concrete Words
Reasoning
37. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Rate
Credibility
Simile
Fixed-Alternative Questions
38. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Residual Message
Implied Leader
Example
Manuscript Speech
39. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Central Idea
Eye Contact
Direct Quotation
Stereo-typing
40. A group of two people.
Dyad
Positive nervousness
Implied Leader
Metaphor
41. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.
Derived Credibility
Specific Purpose
Chronological Order
Terminal Credibility
42. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Vocal Variety
Problem Solving (small)
Designated Leader
Logos
43. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Main Points
Frame of Reference
Signpost
Comprehensive Listening
44. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Criteria
Feedback
Volume
Listening
45. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Pronunciation
Fallacy
Rhythm
46. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Problem-Solution Order
Derived Credibility
Ethics
Abstract Words
47. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Cliche
Implied Leader
Pathos
Brief Example
48. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Dialect
Pitch
Procedural Needs
Antithesis
49. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.
Vocalized Pause
Creating Common Grounds
Imagery
Statistics
50. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Impromptu Speech
Global Plagiarism
Procedural Needs
Reasoning