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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.'
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
False Cause
Invalid Analogy
2. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
Oral Report
Causal Reasoning
Pathos
Ethos
3. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Spatial Order
Inflections
Credibility
Appreciative Listening
4. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Open-Ended Questions
Terminal Credibility
Topical Order
Topic
5. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Small Group
Criteria
Leadership
Dialect
6. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Crescendo Ending
Critical Thinking
Speech of Introduction
Identification
7. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Critical Listening
Slippery Slope
Internal Summary
Open-Ended Questions
8. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Goodwill
Red Herring
Clutter
Active Listening
9. A trite or over uesd expression.
Residual Message
Cliche
Antithesis
Denotative Meaning
10. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Rhetorical Question
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Initial Credibility
Invalid Analogy
11. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Internal Preview
After-Dinner Speech
Manuscript Speech
12. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Peer Testimony
Brief Example
Open-Ended Questions
Evidence
13. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.
Cliche
Implied Leader
Positive nervousness
Symposium
14. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Rhetorical Question
Internal Preview
Reasoning from Principle
Hypothetical Example
15. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Chronological Order
Situation
Statistics
Speech of Introduction
16. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Ethos
Scale Questions
Spatial Order
Visual Framework
17. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Central Idea
Demographic Audience Analysis
Preview Statement
Ad Hominem
18. Numerical data.
Symposium
Analogical Reasoning
Statistics
Causal Order
19. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.
Slippery Slope
Initial Credibility
Central Idea
Ethnocentrism
20. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Preview Statement
Parallelism
Peer Testimony
Imagery
21. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Audience-Centeredness
Quoting out of Context
Topic
Direct Quotation
22. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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23. What a speaker would like the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.
Situational Audience Analysis
Implied Leader
Residual Message
Dialect
24. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Frame of Reference
Residual Message
Crescendo Ending
Fallacy
25. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Appreciative Listening
Pronunciation
Message
Strategic Organization
26. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Key-word Outline
Message
Bill of Rights
Extemporaneous Speech
27. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Connective
Panel Discussion
Creating Common Grounds
Simile
28. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Extemporaneous Speech
Listener
Global Plagiarism
Ethical Decisions
29. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Kinesics
Leadership
Nonverbal Communication
Ethos
30. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Pause
Vocalized Pause
Bill of Rights
Paraphrase
31. An error in reasoning.
Fallacy
Vocal Variety
Creating Common Grounds
Reflective-Thinking Method
32. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Pathos
Preview Statement
Crescendo Ending
Paraphrase
33. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Central Idea
Ethics
Ethnocentrism
Maintenance Needs
34. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Alliteration
Implied Leader
Ethical Decisions
Identification
35. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Connective
Pronunciation
Bill of Rights
Patchwork Plagiarism
36. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Nonverbal Communication
Invalid Analogy
Logos
Extemporaneous Speech
37. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.
Leadership
Channel
Gestures
Incremental Plagiarism
38. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Derived Credibility
Criteria
Topical Order
Preparation Outline
39. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Ethos
Oral Report
Paraphrase
Procedural Needs
40. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Egocentrism
Identification
Residual Message
Reflective-Thinking Method
41. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Median
After-Dinner Speech
Preparation Outline
Repetition
42. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Median
Initial Credibility
Demographic Audience Analysis
Credibility
43. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Frame of Reference
Ethos
Conversational Quality
Manuscript Speech
44. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Stereo-typing
Expert Testimony
Reasoning from Principle
Repetition
45. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Bill of Rights
Hypothetical Example
Expert Testimony
Inflections
46. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Delivery Cues
Hypothetical Example
Monotone
Red Herring
47. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Consensus
Impromptu Speech
Identification
Evidence
48. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Rhetorical Question
Dyad
Alliteration
Statistics
49. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Invalid Analogy
Visualization
Strategic Organization
Bandwagon
50. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Rhythm
Hidden Agenda
Problem Solving (small)
False Cause