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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number that appears the most
General purpose
Fixed-alternative questions
casual order
mode
2. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal
Frame of reference
refutative design
call number
pathos
3. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
metaphor
Name- calling
preview statement
comparative advatages order
4. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
Egocentrism
yearbook
narrative design
Fixed-alternative questions
5. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award
Comprehensive listening
abstract words
question of policy
award presentation
6. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
catalogue
eulogy
abstract
master narrative
7. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
Adrenaline
Attitude
rhythm
Fixed-alternative questions
8. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
red herring
Ethical decisions
slipper slope
reasoning
9. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
description
reasoning from principle
alliteration
periodical database
10. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
Brainstorming
refutative design
Attitude
Situational audience analysis
11. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Global Plagiarism
animation
persuasion
main points
12. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
concrete words
toast
credibility
virtual library
13. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
analogical reasoning
pie graph
font
Scale questions
14. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
Central idea
parallelism
credibility
ceremonial speaking
15. A book of synonyms
thesaurus
reasoning from principle
concrete words
extemporaneous speech
16. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
abstract words
Hearing
burden of proof
median
17. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
Ethnocentrism
kinesics
parallelism
connective
18. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Critical thinking
ethos
contrast
Empathic listening
19. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
sans-serif font
manuscript speech
goodwill
speech of introduction
20. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
Specific purpose
eye contact
ethos
Ethics
21. A trite or overused expression
reasoning from specific instances
cliche
Appreciative listening
narrative design
22. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
rate
refutative design
Comprehensive listening
transparency
23. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
Bill of Rights
problem-cause-solution order
Patchwork plagiarism
red herring
24. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
Ethics
bar graph
practicality
either or
25. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
contrast
research interview
mental dialogue with the audience
Specific purpose
26. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
inclusive language
reasoning from specific instances
Global Plagiarism
preparation outline
27. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
vocalized pause
graph
false cause
Audience-centeredness
28. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
speech of tribute
concrete words
refutative design
motivated sequence design
29. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
abstract words
bar graph
Listener
spatial order
30. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
vicarious experience narrative
embedded narrative
chart
brief example
31. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
after-dinner speech
dialect
bandwagon
evidence
32. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
Global Plagiarism
target audience
Comprehensive listening
fair use
33. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
Feedback
ad hominem
conversational quality
Appreciative listening
34. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
paraphrase
Speaker
cliche
master of ceremonies
35. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem
Message
Paraphrase
vicarious experience narrative
problem-cause-solution order
36. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
rate
preliminary bibliography
Brainstorming
37. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions
narrative design
delivery cues
comparative advatages order
connective
38. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
after-dinner speech
evidence
magnification
inflections
39. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
slipper slope
problem-solution order
Key- word outline
parallelism
40. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
Plagiarism
Ethical decisions
statistics
preview statement
41. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
internal preview
causal reasoning
reasoning from specific instances
hasty generalization
42. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
bandwagon
Interference
impromptu speech
speech to gain immediate action
43. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
biographical aid
speech of acceptance
Name- calling
Critical listening
44. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
problem-cause-solution order
Incremental plagiarism
kinesics
question of fact
45. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
visual framework
red herring
yearbook
ad hominem
46. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Critical thinking
Message
bandwagon
Speaker
47. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
imagery
quoting out of context
Paraphrase
speech of inspiration
48. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
Egocentrism
Situation
either or
model
49. Testimony that is presented word for word
rhetorical question
pie graph
periodical database
direct quotation
50. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?
terminal credibility
practicality
manuscript speech
extended example