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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 momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Specific Purpose
Pause
Hasty Generalization
Global Plagiarism
2. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Bandwagon
Residual Message
Frame of Reference
Bill of Rights
3. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Name-calling
Critical Thinking
Pause
Internal Preview
4. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Scale Questions
Strategic Organization
Stereo-typing
Volume
5. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Clutter
Monotone
Leadership
Internal Preview
6. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Clutter
Spatial Order
Causal Order
Hypothetical Example
7. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Concrete Words
Ad Hominem
Speech of Presentation
Feedback
8. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Vocalized Pause
Identification
Emergent Leader
Brief Example
9. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Speech of Introduction
Nonverbal Communication
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Rhythm
10. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Leadership
Transition
Kinesics
Derived Credibility
11. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Red Herring
Reasoning
Ethos
Frame of Reference
12. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Feedback
Vocalized Pause
Specific Purpose
13. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Main Points
Panel Discussion
Hasty Generalization
Speaking Outline
14. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Message
Initial Credibility
Direct Quotation
Abstract Words
15. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Visual Framework
Spatial Order
Procedural Needs
Audience-Centeredness
16. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Acceptance Speech
Ethics
Stage Fright
Pitch
17. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Slippery Slope
Reasoning
Emphatic Listening
Ad Hominem
18. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Peer Testimony
Testimony
Question of Policy
Derived Credibility
19. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.
Ad Hominem
Example
Speaker
Critical Listening
20. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Stage Fright
Metaphor
Pause
Logos
21. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Pathos
Cliche
Adrenaline
Problem Solving (small)
22. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.
Adrenaline
Central Idea
Either-Or
Parallelism
23. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Brief Example
Residual Message
Signpost
Pitch
24. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Invalid Analogy
Symposium
Eye Contact
Preparation Outline
25. The speed at which a person speaks.
Comprehensive Listening
Parallelism
Strategic Organization
Rate
26. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.
Speech of Introduction
Ethos
Rhetorical Question
Spatial Order
27. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Question of Policy
Slippery Slope
Kinesics
Small Group
28. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Egocentrism
Ethical Decisions
Pause
29. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Logos
Criteria
Evidence
Speech of Introduction
30. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.
Extemporaneous Speech
Clutter
Concrete Words
Reflective-Thinking Method
31. An error in reasoning.
Abstract Words
Stereo-typing
Designated Leader
Fallacy
32. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Emphatic Listening
Evidence
Initial Credibility
Central Idea
33. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Peer Testimony
Manuscript Speech
Small Group
Creating Common Grounds
34. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Expert Testimony
Attitude
Speaking Outline
Paraphrase
35. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Bandwagon
Maintenance Needs
Main Points
Derived Credibility
36. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
After-Dinner Speech
Example
Hearing
Goodwill
37. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Repetition
Ethnocentrism
Internal Summary
Direct Quotation
38. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Procedural Needs
Emergent Leader
Reasoning
Transition
39. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Either-Or
Inflections
Adrenaline
Cliche
40. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Fallacy
Central Idea
Rhythm
Designated Leader
41. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Red Herring
Inflections
Reasoning from Principle
Statistics
42. The subject of a speech.
Comprehensive Listening
Topic
Adrenaline
Brief Example
43. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Commemorative Speech
Volume
Mean
Creating Common Grounds
44. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Active Listening
Patchwork Plagiarism
Attitude
Brief Example
45. Numerical data.
Impromptu Speech
Statistics
Peer Testimony
Ad Hominem
46. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.
Comprehensive Listening
Pronunciation
Gestures
Commemorative Speech
47. 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.'
Crescendo Ending
Causal Order
Denotative Meaning
False Cause
48. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Median
Name-calling
Slippery Slope
Audience-Centeredness
49. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Parallelism
Frame of Reference
Initial Credibility
Supporting Materials
50. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Bill of Rights
Median
Comprehensive Listening
Vocal Variety