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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
paraphrase
Ethics
Listening
impromptu speech
2. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Fixed-alternative questions
Visualization
Brainstorming
narrative design
3. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
mode
model
preparation outline
extemporaneous speech
4. The person who receives the speaker's message
manuscript speech
internal preview
abstract words
Listener
5. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
expert testimony
Critical listening
Hearing
General purpose
6. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
preview statement
strategic organization
concrete words
speech of tribute
7. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
Paraphrase
virtual library
problem-solution design
gestures
8. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
biographical aid
question of policy
speech to gain immediate action
Scale questions
9. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
ceremonial speaking
Empathic listening
Adrenaline
Visualization
10. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
slipper slope
Demographic audience analysis
dissolve ending
rate
11. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
pause
slipper slope
metaphor
invalid analogy
12. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
need
personalize
multimedia presentation
spatial order
13. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
parallelism
virtual library
kinesics
Identification
14. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
preview statement
description
supporting materials
pause
15. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Paraphrase
master narrative
Bill of Rights
after-dinner speech
16. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
magnification
strategic organization
biographical aid
comparative advatages order
17. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
ethos
virtual library
connective
catalogue
18. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
comparative advatages order
comparison
Fixed-alternative questions
bandwagon
19. The means by which a message is communicated
vicarious experience narrative
Channel
monotone
Visualization
20. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
question of policy
rate
serif font
speech of tribute
21. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
ethos
inflections
catalogue
description
22. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
question of value
contrast
stage fright
bibliography
23. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
biographical aid
stock issues
dissolve ending
burden of proof
24. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
nonverbal communication
peer testimony
Demographic audience analysis
casual order
25. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
eye contact
Ethics
Fixed-alternative questions
red herring
26. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
sponsoring organization
analogical reasoning
Critical listening
hasty generalization
27. A reference work that provides information about people
main points
Central idea
biographical aid
comparison
28. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic audience analysis
impromptu speech
master narrative
Empathic listening
29. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Listening
articulation
logos
cliche
30. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
motivated sequence design
bar graph
metaphor
speech of tribute
31. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
slipper slope
extended example
process
motivated sequence design
32. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
ad hominem
goodwill
pie graph
Global Plagiarism
33. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
initial credibility
Audience-centeredness
either or
concept
34. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
concrete words
internal preview
Critical listening
35. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
imagery
abstract
inflections
invalid analogy
36. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
Identification
target audience
Attitude
repetition
37. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
internal preview
eulogy
catalogue
research interview
38. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
Message
delivery cues
connotative meaning
evidence
39. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
supporting materials
refutative design
stage fright
master of ceremonies
40. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second
Interference
cliche
analogical reasoning
statistics
41. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
Hearing
Adrenaline
motivated sequence design
event
42. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
sponsoring organization
speech to gain passive agreement
preliminary bibliography
mental dialogue with the audience
43. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
Incremental plagiarism
example
stage fright
metaphor
44. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
Specific purpose
false cause
narrative design
impromptu speech
45. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
bandwagon
Positive nervousness
concrete words
question of policy
46. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Bill of Rights
speech of inspiration
plan
transition
47. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
object
statistics
slipper slope
yearbook
48. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
analogical reasoning
mental dialogue with the audience
preliminary bibliography
Feedback
49. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
abstract
Active listening
reference work
alliteration
50. The number that appears the most
multimedia presentation
mode
narrative design
ethos