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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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1. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.
Quoting out of Context
Spatial Order
Causal Order
Rate
2. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Ad Hominem
Ethical Decisions
Hypothetical Example
Hasty Generalization
3. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Global Plagiarism
Clutter
Situational Audience Analysis
Preview Statement
4. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Causal Order
Stage Fright
Ad Hominem
5. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Credibility
Problem Solving (small)
Implied Leader
Egocentrism
6. A trite or over uesd expression.
Fallacy
Problem-Solution Order
Initial Credibility
Cliche
7. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Hearing
Message
Manuscript Speech
Comprehensive Listening
8. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Pitch
Crescendo Ending
Invalid Analogy
Question of Policy
9. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Extemporaneous Speech
Adrenaline
Antithesis
Procedural Needs
10. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Listening
Either-Or
Evidence
Ad Hominem
11. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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12. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.
Goodwill
Emergent Leader
Causal Order
Spatial Order
13. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Bandwagon
Strategic Organization
Inflections
Stereo-typing
14. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Adrenaline
Brief Example
Logos
False Cause
15. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.
Ethical Decisions
Situation
Evidence
Connotative Meaning
16. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Quoting out of Context
Speaker
Direct Quotation
Active Listening
17. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Nonverbal Communication
Rhetorical Question
Topic
Main Points
18. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
Inflections
Acceptance Speech
Either-Or
19. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Example
Maintenance Needs
Invalid Analogy
Parallelism
20. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Connotative Meaning
Goodwill
Initial Credibility
Generic 'he'
21. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
False Cause
Extemporaneous Speech
Speaking Outline
Pathos
22. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Internal Summary
Ethical Decisions
Invalid Analogy
Hidden Agenda
23. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Evidence
Audience-Centeredness
Criteria
Scale Questions
24. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Preparation Outline
Implied Leader
Active Listening
Metaphor
25. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Causal Order
Goodwill
Evidence
Extemporaneous Speech
26. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Identification
Problem Solving (small)
Logos
Reasoning
27. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Ethos
Simile
Pause
Dialect
28. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Denotative Meaning
Paraphrase
Pathos
Testimony
29. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Alliteration
Scale Questions
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Central Idea
30. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Inflections
Open-Ended Questions
Brief Example
Question of Policy
31. The subject of a speech.
Topic
Active Listening
Transition
Pathos
32. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Problem Solving (small)
Bandwagon
Spare Brain Time
Vocal Variety
33. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.
Logos
Acceptance Speech
Goodwill
Dissolve Ending
34. 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.
Signpost
Derived Credibility
Pronunciation
Problem-Solution Order
35. An error in reasoning.
Fallacy
Metaphor
Connotative Meaning
Mean
36. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.
Mean
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Statistics
Connective
37. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Articulation
Internal Summary
Bibliography
Name-calling
38. 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.
Hidden Agenda
Demographic Audience Analysis
Analogical Reasoning
Comprehensive Listening
39. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Conversational Quality
Demographic Audience Analysis
Emergent Leader
Reflective-Thinking Method
40. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Question of Policy
Preview Statement
Pronunciation
Stereo-typing
41. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Bibliography
Central Idea
Rate
Generic 'he'
42. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Eye Contact
Speech of Introduction
Hearing
Oral Report
43. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Active Listening
Fallacy
Patchwork Plagiarism
Delivery Cues
44. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Speaker
Spare Brain Time
Analogical Reasoning
Rhetorical Question
45. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Red Herring
Monotone
Preview Statement
Ethos
46. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Reasoning from Principle
Residual Message
Egocentrism
Leadership
47. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Adrenaline
Consensus
Symposium
Credibility
48. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Terminal Credibility
Extemporaneous Speech
Speaker
Situational Audience Analysis
49. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Spatial Order
Quoting out of Context
Articulation
Red Herring
50. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Name-calling
Appreciative Listening
Ethical Decisions
Conversational Quality
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