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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. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
Metaphor
Problem Solving (small)
Emphatic Listening
Causal Reasoning
2. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Reasoning
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Alliteration
Speaker
3. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Designated Leader
Vocalized Pause
Problem Solving (small)
Median
4. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.
Plagiarism
Small Group
Emergent Leader
Speech of Introduction
5. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
After-Dinner Speech
Preview Statement
Transition
False Cause
6. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.
Denotative Meaning
Causal Order
Manuscript Speech
Fixed-Alternative Questions
7. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Red Herring
Speaking Outline
Problem Solving (small)
Patchwork Plagiarism
8. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Clutter
Causal Order
Example
Fallacy
9. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Pause
Terminal Credibility
Abstract Words
Hasty Generalization
10. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Commemorative Speech
Stereo-typing
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Articulation
11. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Derived Credibility
Maintenance Needs
Expert Testimony
Credibility
12. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Internal Summary
Analogical Reasoning
Visual Framework
Hypothetical Example
13. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Chronological Order
Demographic Audience Analysis
Bibliography
Volume
14. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Task Needs
Appreciative Listening
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominem
15. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Spare Brain Time
Supporting Materials
Problem-Solution Order
Peer Testimony
16. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Emphatic Listening
Comprehensive Listening
Peer Testimony
Statistics
17. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Appreciative Listening
Goodwill
Key-word Outline
Pause
18. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Supporting Materials
Logos
Active Listening
19. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Spare Brain Time
Identification
Parallelism
Nonverbal Communication
20. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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21. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Feedback
Mean
Reflective-Thinking Method
Pitch
22. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Direct Quotation
Volume
Key-word Outline
Problem Solving (small)
23. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Expert Testimony
Logos
Residual Message
Emphatic Listening
24. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Vocalized Pause
Problem Solving (small)
Visualization
25. A trite or over uesd expression.
Spatial Order
Paraphrase
Emergent Leader
Cliche
26. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.
Incremental Plagiarism
Speaking Outline
Either-Or
Vocal Variety
27. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Invalid Analogy
Spare Brain Time
Central Idea
Causal Reasoning
28. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.
Manuscript Speech
Symposium
Positive nervousness
Paraphrase
29. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.
Parallelism
Ethnocentrism
Dissolve Ending
Main Points
30. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Signpost
Audience-Centeredness
Median
Implied Leader
31. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Gestures
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Hearing
Consensus
32. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Slippery Slope
Nonverbal Communication
Rhetorical Question
Main Points
33. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Reasoning from Principle
Listener
Name-calling
Situational Audience Analysis
34. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Antithesis
Bill of Rights
Central Idea
Vocal Variety
35. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Initial Credibility
Emphatic Listening
Bibliography
Expert Testimony
36. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Pause
Slippery Slope
Topic
Ethics
37. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Interference
Spatial Order
Cliche
Global Plagiarism
38. 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.
Feedback
Adrenaline
Preparation Outline
Concrete Words
39. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.
Main Points
Speaking Outline
Interference
Paraphrase
40. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Rhythm
Problem Solving (small)
Vocalized Pause
Simile
41. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Hearing
Mean
Question of Policy
Vocal Variety
42. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Expert Testimony
Feedback
Red Herring
Pitch
43. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Metaphor
Pause
Reasoning from Principle
Paraphrase
44. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Invalid Analogy
Inflections
Repetition
Extemporaneous Speech
45. Numerical data.
Statistics
Problem Solving (small)
Residual Message
Red Herring
46. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Ad Hominem
Mean
Metaphor
Audience-Centeredness
47. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Causal Order
Plagiarism
Visualization
Chronological Order
48. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Maintenance Needs
Credibility
Peer Testimony
49. 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.'
Strategic Organization
Active Listening
Cliche
False Cause
50. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.
Dissolve Ending
Bibliography
Eye Contact
Median