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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 fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Panel Discussion
Ad Hominem
Expert Testimony
Specific Purpose
2. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Message
Crescendo Ending
Audience-Centeredness
Dyad
3. The speed at which a person speaks.
Rhythm
Rate
Hearing
Pathos
4. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Parallelism
Credibility
Red Herring
Either-Or
5. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Median
Name-calling
Goodwill
Transition
6. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Imagery
Speech of Presentation
Ethnocentrism
Gestures
7. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Either-Or
Pathos
Rhythm
Emergent Leader
8. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Cliche
Speech of Introduction
Residual Message
Implied Leader
9. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Speaking Outline
Delivery Cues
Articulation
Connotative Meaning
10. The average value of a group of numbers.
Visual Framework
Concrete Words
Mean
Antithesis
11. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.
Evidence
Nonverbal Communication
Metaphor
Pathos
12. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Problem Solving (small)
Direct Quotation
Terminal Credibility
Global Plagiarism
13. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Eye Contact
Ad Hominem
Connective
Supporting Materials
14. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Terminal Credibility
Critical Listening
Speech of Introduction
Pitch
15. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Symposium
Central Idea
Listening
Generic 'he'
16. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
After-Dinner Speech
Small Group
Question of Policy
Spare Brain Time
17. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Scale Questions
False Cause
Criteria
Dyad
18. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name-calling
Panel Discussion
Consensus
Ethical Decisions
19. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Imagery
Stereo-typing
Global Plagiarism
Red Herring
20. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Invalid Analogy
Antithesis
Signpost
21. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Ad Hominem
Brief Example
Reflective-Thinking Method
Connective
22. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Conversational Quality
Bandwagon
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Peer Testimony
23. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Internal Preview
Reflective-Thinking Method
Stage Fright
Initial Credibility
24. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Dialect
Clutter
Analogical Reasoning
Reflective-Thinking Method
25. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Residual Message
Acceptance Speech
Signpost
Simile
26. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.
Ethnocentrism
Positive nervousness
Paraphrase
Active Listening
27. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Connective
Commemorative Speech
Invalid Analogy
Evidence
28. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Hidden Agenda
Plagiarism
Derived Credibility
Vocal Variety
29. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Question of Policy
Volume
Hasty Generalization
Ethos
30. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Repetition
Ethics
Problem Solving (small)
Speaking Outline
31. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Symposium
Incremental Plagiarism
Fallacy
Kinesics
32. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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33. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Designated Leader
Open-Ended Questions
Abstract Words
Panel Discussion
34. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.
Message
Speaker
Quoting out of Context
Parallelism
35. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Ethos
Rhythm
Either-Or
Commemorative Speech
36. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Designated Leader
Audience-Centeredness
Critical Thinking
Hypothetical Example
37. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents the solution to the problem.
Quoting out of Context
Panel Discussion
Central Idea
Problem-Solution Order
38. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Conversational Quality
Topical Order
Internal Summary
Initial Credibility
39. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Global Plagiarism
Rhythm
Fallacy
Bibliography
40. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Hearing
Visualization
Frame of Reference
Comprehensive Listening
41. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Supporting Materials
Preview Statement
Rate
Reflective-Thinking Method
42. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Main Points
Hypothetical Example
Interference
Volume
43. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Median
Attitude
Stage Fright
Paraphrase
44. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Denotative Meaning
Symposium
Imagery
Ethical Decisions
45. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
Causal Reasoning
Dialect
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Direct Quotation
46. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Global Plagiarism
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Listening
Ad Hominem
47. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Delivery Cues
Manuscript Speech
Topical Order
Frame of Reference
48. 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.
Analogical Reasoning
Vocalized Pause
Concrete Words
Positive nervousness
49. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Situational Audience Analysis
Clutter
Monotone
Preview Statement
50. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Situational Audience Analysis
False Cause
Topical Order
Connotative Meaning