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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. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Scale Questions
Patchwork Plagiarism
Specific Purpose
Pronunciation
2. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Supporting Materials
Frame of Reference
Imagery
Median
3. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Designated Leader
Testimony
Credibility
Emphatic Listening
4. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion.
Reasoning from Principle
Bill of Rights
Chronological Order
Emergent Leader
5. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Example
Acceptance Speech
Denotative Meaning
Concrete Words
6. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Reasoning from Principle
Reasoning
Paraphrase
Ethics
7. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Hypothetical Example
Supporting Materials
Hasty Generalization
Signpost
8. An error in reasoning.
Fallacy
Antithesis
Strategic Organization
Specific Purpose
9. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Open-Ended Questions
Problem-Solution Order
Commemorative Speech
Internal Summary
10. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Implied Leader
Reasoning
Eye Contact
Ethical Decisions
11. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Bill of Rights
Median
Speaking Outline
Topical Order
12. 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.
Audience-Centeredness
Expert Testimony
Analogical Reasoning
Speaker
13. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Goodwill
Criteria
Paraphrase
Situational Audience Analysis
14. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Metaphor
Reasoning from Principle
Hearing
Procedural Needs
15. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Comprehensive Listening
Derived Credibility
Direct Quotation
Cliche
16. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Appreciative Listening
Channel
Ethnocentrism
Red Herring
17. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Task Needs
Global Plagiarism
Invalid Analogy
Stereo-typing
18. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Paraphrase
Gestures
Scale Questions
Internal Preview
19. 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.'
Pronunciation
False Cause
Parallelism
Vocalized Pause
20. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Commemorative Speech
Invalid Analogy
Speech of Presentation
Speaking Outline
21. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Red Herring
Stereo-typing
Cliche
Topical Order
22. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Quoting out of Context
Vocal Variety
Visualization
Frame of Reference
23. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Goodwill
Example
Identification
Egocentrism
24. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Audience-Centeredness
Attitude
Transition
Speech of Introduction
25. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Ethical Decisions
Logos
Comprehensive Listening
Main Points
26. Numerical data.
Statistics
Emphatic Listening
Stereo-typing
Demographic Audience Analysis
27. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Credibility
Central Idea
Red Herring
Quoting out of Context
28. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Monotone
Problem Solving (small)
Signpost
Name-calling
29. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Bibliography
Topic
Derived Credibility
Pause
30. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Pathos
Reasoning from Principle
Kinesics
Acceptance Speech
31. The subject of a speech.
Central Idea
Rhythm
Topic
Evidence
32. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Reasoning
Maintenance Needs
Clutter
Channel
33. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Extemporaneous Speech
Ethos
Name-calling
Denotative Meaning
34. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.
Fixed-Alternative Questions
False Cause
Topical Order
Consensus
35. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Direct Quotation
Invalid Analogy
Commemorative Speech
Either-Or
36. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Name-calling
Demographic Audience Analysis
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Attitude
37. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Simile
Delivery Cues
Volume
Slippery Slope
38. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Hidden Agenda
Message
Problem-Solution Order
Direct Quotation
39. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Reflective-Thinking Method
Creating Common Grounds
Procedural Needs
Emergent Leader
40. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
Imagery
After-Dinner Speech
Listener
Reasoning from Principle
41. The means by which a message is communicated.
Channel
Designated Leader
Pronunciation
Invalid Analogy
42. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Feedback
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Audience-Centeredness
Specific Purpose
43. 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.
Channel
Ethical Decisions
Derived Credibility
Preparation Outline
44. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Ad Hominem
Hypothetical Example
Mean
Reasoning
45. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Listener
Consensus
Causal Order
Key-word Outline
46. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Cliche
Pathos
Either-Or
Preparation Outline
47. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Parallelism
Credibility
Speaking Outline
Median
48. Audience Analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience - the physical setting of the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion.
Alliteration
Task Needs
Situational Audience Analysis
Delivery Cues
49. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Simile
Causal Reasoning
Demographic Audience Analysis
Stage Fright
50. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Consensus
Topic
Listening
Peer Testimony