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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking

Subjects : dsst, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.






2. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.






3. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.






4. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.






5. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.






6. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.






7. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.






8. Numerical data.






9. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.






10. The average value of a group of numbers.






11. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.






12. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.






13. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






14. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.






15. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.






16. A group of two people.






17. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.






18. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.






19. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.






20. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.






21. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.






22. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - sub points - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech.






23. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.






24. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.






25. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follow another - the first event is the cause of the second. This error is often known by it's Latin name meaning - 'after this - therefore because of this.'






26. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.






27. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.

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28. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.






29. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.






30. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.






31. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






32. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.






33. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.






34. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






35. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -






36. An error in reasoning.






37. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.






38. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that which is true for the first case is also true for the second.






39. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






40. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.






41. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






42. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.






43. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.






44. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.






45. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.






46. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






47. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.






48. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






49. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.






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