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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
preliminary bibliography
testimony
fallacy
mode
2. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
chronological order
conversational quality
speech of acceptance
repetition
3. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
question of value
brief example
catalogue
analogical reasoning
4. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Listening
articulation
Frame of reference
Specific purpose
5. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
Incremental plagiarism
Brainstorming
graph
mode
6. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
reasoning from principle
Brainstorming
clutter
conversational quality
7. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
preview statement
periodical database
line graph
8. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
delivery cues
mental dialogue with the audience
Listener
thesaurus
9. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
motivated sequence design
testimony
catalogue
informative speech
10. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
casual order
serif font
Interference
initial credibility
11. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
Ethics
Situation
Adrenaline
description
12. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
research interview
vocalized pause
pie graph
manuscript speech
13. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
event
question of value
logos
Critical listening
14. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
bar graph
simile
Message
Egocentrism
15. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
derived credibility
line graph
Adrenaline
Situation
16. 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
rate
award presentation
expert testimony
Ethics
17. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
slipper slope
master of ceremonies
pause
Attitude
18. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
eye contact
hypothetical example
narrative design
multimedia presentation
19. Numerical data
crescendo ending
sponsoring organization
statistics
speech of inspiration
20. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
dialect
refutative design
Ethnocentrism
connective
21. A book of synonyms
preview statement
thesaurus
reasoning from specific instances
gestures
22. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
imagery
repetition
vocalized pause
23. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
Adrenaline
Open- ended questions
imagery
target audience
24. Speaking that celebrates special occasions - such as speeches of tribute - inspiration - and introduction - eulogies - toasts - award presentations - acceptances - and after-dinner speeches. Their deeper function is to share identities and reinforce
Appreciative listening
denotative meaning
chart
ceremonial speaking
25. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
toast
inflections
fair use
ethos
26. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
after-dinner speech
Listening
thesaurus
hasty generalization
27. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
dialect
problem-cause-solution order
extemporaneous speech
Situational audience analysis
28. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
Global Plagiarism
master narrative
kinesics
magnification
29. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
embedded narrative
problem-solution order
terminal credibility
question of fact
30. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
evidence
reasoning from specific instances
pathos
concrete words
31. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereotyping
logos
causal reasoning
question of fact
32. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
reference work
imagery
comparison
terminal credibility
33. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
problem-solution design
stock issues
model
34. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
speech of introduction
denotative meaning
vicarious experience narrative
font
35. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
pie graph
topical order
refutative design
Monroe's motivated sequence
36. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
causal reasoning
evidence
pie graph
Message
37. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
either or
parallelism
Feedback
magnification
38. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
clutter
slipper slope
font
manuscript speech
39. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
inclusive language
practicality
Audience-centeredness
pause
40. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
creating common ground
eulogy
eye contact
ad hominem
41. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
problem-solution order
clutter
General purpose
spatial order
42. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
line graph
ad hominem
example
comparative advatages order
43. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
Name- calling
Specific purpose
fallacy
reasoning
44. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
transparency
magnification
brief example
transition
45. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy
transition
impromptu speech
personalize
false cause
46. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Audience-centeredness
testimony
Listener
vicarious experience narrative
47. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
speech of introduction
Feedback
Comprehensive listening
testimony
48. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Attitude
practicality
direct quotation
special encyclopedia
49. The average value of a group of numbers
conversational quality
contrast
magnification
mean
50. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Global Plagiarism
Fixed-alternative questions
problem-solution order
transparency