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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. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical Decisions
Quoting out of Context
Imagery
Speaker
2. 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.
Speech of Introduction
Implied Leader
Problem-Solution Order
Dissolve Ending
3. 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.
Pronunciation
Analogical Reasoning
Symposium
Invalid Analogy
4. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Impromptu Speech
Stage Fright
Vocalized Pause
Central Idea
5. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Antithesis
Rhetorical Question
Topical Order
Question of Policy
6. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Connotative Meaning
Name-calling
Residual Message
Hypothetical Example
7. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Connective
Symposium
Testimony
Credibility
8. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Specific Purpose
Patchwork Plagiarism
Creating Common Grounds
Stereo-typing
9. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Extemporaneous Speech
Attitude
Strategic Organization
Paraphrase
10. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Speech of Introduction
Frame of Reference
Hasty Generalization
Critical Thinking
11. Numerical data.
Topical Order
Speech of Presentation
Statistics
Delivery Cues
12. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Antithesis
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Frame of Reference
Ad Hominem
13. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Monotone
Name-calling
Visualization
Chronological Order
14. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Incremental Plagiarism
Clutter
Feedback
Speech of Presentation
15. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Bill of Rights
Designated Leader
Conversational Quality
Preparation Outline
16. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Ad Hominem
Simile
Direct Quotation
Clutter
17. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Name-calling
Dissolve Ending
Transition
Internal Summary
18. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Strategic Organization
Message
Rhetorical Question
19. What a speaker would like the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.
Audience-Centeredness
Situational Audience Analysis
Residual Message
Positive nervousness
20. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Pronunciation
Hidden Agenda
Pause
Reflective-Thinking Method
21. The average value of a group of numbers.
Situation
Ethos
Mean
Paraphrase
22. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Initial Credibility
Ethos
False Cause
Volume
23. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Analogical Reasoning
Ethos
Small Group
Criteria
24. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Direct Quotation
Goodwill
Message
Vocal Variety
25. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Articulation
Consensus
Incremental Plagiarism
Testimony
26. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion.
Reasoning from Principle
Impromptu Speech
Concrete Words
Clutter
27. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
After-Dinner Speech
Slippery Slope
Invalid Analogy
Ethics
28. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Articulation
Vocalized Pause
Topical Order
Internal Preview
29. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Situational Audience Analysis
Connotative Meaning
Ethical Decisions
Simile
30. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Repetition
Chronological Order
Topic
Feedback
31. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Egocentrism
Topic
Supporting Materials
Oral Report
32. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Appreciative Listening
Reflective-Thinking Method
Identification
Task Needs
33. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Speech of Presentation
Preview Statement
Critical Thinking
Concrete Words
34. Audience Analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience - the physical setting of the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion.
Expert Testimony
Problem-Solution Order
Situational Audience Analysis
Transition
35. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Conversational Quality
Reflective-Thinking Method
Critical Listening
Volume
36. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Brief Example
Manuscript Speech
Either-Or
Chronological Order
37. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Hidden Agenda
Extemporaneous Speech
Peer Testimony
Logos
38. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Topic
Visualization
Rhythm
Global Plagiarism
39. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Pitch
Bill of Rights
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Criteria
40. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.
Symposium
Procedural Needs
Frame of Reference
Eye Contact
41. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Ethics
Listening
Incremental Plagiarism
42. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Situational Audience Analysis
Testimony
Audience-Centeredness
43. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Implied Leader
Consensus
Positive nervousness
Kinesics
44. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Analogical Reasoning
Maintenance Needs
Stage Fright
Global Plagiarism
45. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.
Transition
Expert Testimony
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Logos
46. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Slippery Slope
Global Plagiarism
Spatial Order
Example
47. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Specific Purpose
Scale Questions
Analogical Reasoning
Small Group
48. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Alliteration
Bill of Rights
Appreciative Listening
Visualization
49. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Speaking Outline
Manuscript Speech
Bill of Rights
Central Idea
50. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.
Alliteration
Generic 'he'
Derived Credibility
Fallacy