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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking

Subjects : dsst, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.






2. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.






3. An error in reasoning.






4. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.






5. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.






6. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.






7. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.






8. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.






9. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.






10. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.






11. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.






12. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






13. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.






14. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.






15. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.






16. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






17. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






18. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.






19. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.






20. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






21. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.






22. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.






23. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.






24. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.






25. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.






26. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.






27. The speed at which a person speaks.






28. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






29. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.






30. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






31. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.






32. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.






33. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.






34. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.






35. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.






36. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.






37. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.






38. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.






39. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.






40. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.






41. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






42. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






43. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.






44. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.






45. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.






46. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.






47. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.






48. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.






49. 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.






50. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.