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COMM 101 midterm
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Communication
10/12/2011

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presuasion is a process in which listeners engage in a with a speaker?
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mental dialog
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Research indicates that audiences prefer speeches that contain main points.
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Two to five
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The demonstrate the nature and significance of a sproblem and provide justification for a proposed solution, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?
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Problem - Solution
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Facts, statistics, testimonies, and narratives are all examples of
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supporting material
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Which of the following helps to determine the number of main points for a speech?
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the topic, the amount of material to be covered,a dn the length of the speech.
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To stress natural divisions in a topic, a speaker should sue which pattern of arrangemnt?
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Topical
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Which phrase is the general purpose?
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Phrase 3
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An effective speech should be organized around main points?
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Two or Three
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To discuss a topic in terms of it's underlying causes, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?
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causal
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The first step in the speechmaking process is , and the last step is .
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Selecting a topic; practicing delivery of the speech.
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Active listening is...
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A focused, purposeful multistep process
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Laziness and overconfidence in listening are manifested by
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Expecting too little from the speaker, displaying an arrogant attitude, and ignoring important information.
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Speakers who engage in dialogic communication...
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Approach a speech as a collaborative act with the audience
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A speech is sucessful when the speaker and the listener the meaning of the speech.
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Co-Create
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Listeners tend to pay attention to...
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information that they deem important, that is associated with their experiences, and that relates to their backgrounds.
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Most people retain what percentage of what they hear immediately after listening?
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50 percent.
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The speaking outline should
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Be written on small notecards, be writen in large print, and include transitions
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Research on speaker credibility reveals that people trust those speakers who
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Have a sound grasp of the subject, display sound reasoning skills, and are honest and straightforward.
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Whih of the following is a greek word meaning "character"
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Ethos
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The study of moral conduct, or how people should act towards one another is termed.
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Ethics
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Which of the following types of speech are legally protected in the united states?
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Racist, sexist, and pornographic speech.
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Which of the following countries does not rank high on individualism?
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Venezuela
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According to Richard Lewis, which cultures are people-oriented, extroverted, and tend to do many things at once?
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Multi-active cultures
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Which of the following would not be considered a demographic characteristic?
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Self-esteem
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Interview questions that invite elaboration are questions?
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Open-ended
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Which cultures structure life more rigidly and formally for their members?
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High-uncertainty avoidance cultures
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A speech topic is considered unethical if the topic...
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shows an audience how to perform illegal actions, provides audience members with information that may physically or psychologically harm them, or is humiliating or degrading to the audience.
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A persuasive speech topic is most appropriate when...
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the audience holds attitudes and belifs about the topic similar to the speaker's but needs direction in taking action.
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Topic mapping is useful for ideas for speech topics.
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Both visualizing and narrowing
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The speech purpose answers the question "why am i speaking on this topic for this particular audience and occasion?"
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General
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Which of the following is not a common or effective brainstorming technique?
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Refining topic purpose
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Which type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point?
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Extended
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A speaker selectively presenting only those statistics that buttress his or her point of view shile ignoring competing data is said to be
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Cherry Picking
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When citing testimony in a speech, the speaker should always
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Supply the name and qualifications of ths source
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Listeners are likely to accept your claims if they believe they are derived from
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Sources that are both reliable and credible
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If a medical doctor gives cutting edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she is providing which type of supporting material?
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expert testimony
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Which type of average provides the center most score in a distribution?
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median
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Legends, fairy tales, myths, and other stories are considered to be
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narratives
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The following comprise a positive ethos
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Competence, good moral character, and goodwill.
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The two most important factors for credibility are something and something
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Character and confidence
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research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly affect by what?
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Statistics
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These can be helpful to a speaker because they enchance the clarity of a speaker's ideas
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visual aids
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accomplished speakers consider the very life of the speech
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Examples
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When selecting a speech topic, a speaker should first consider which of the following as a guide?
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His or her interests
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effective transitions move listeners between
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One main point and the next, a main point and a supporting point, and one supporting point and another supporting point.
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To explain the physical arrangement of a place, a scene, or an object, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement?
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Spatial
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If a speech consists of a story or series of short stories, which pattern of organization is the speaker using?
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Narrative
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A speech that sounds spontaneous but had been rehearsed a lot had good quality
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Conversational
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Which type of outline is easiest to handle and follow if the speaker is well rehearsed?
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key-word
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Which of the following outlines is an in-process document to be revised and rearranged until the speaker is satisfied with the speech content?
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Working
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Which of the following outlines uses a few ords associated with each specific point?
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key-word
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Which of the following outlines uses a partial construction of the sentence form of each point?
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Phrase
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What form of speaking is the most challenging?
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Persuasive
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Dvidece and reasoning are character traits of what
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logos
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What contemporary researchers call credibility Aristotle calls
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ethos
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The speaker delivers a speech with little or no preperation
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Impromtu
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it is the of your voice that reveals whether you are asking a question or making a statement wheather you are being sincere or sarcastic.
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Inflection
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if you hoped to convey to your audience the excitement of steering a kyak through river rapids, you should probably speak at a
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Faster rate
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In this form of communication, the receiver is physically removed from the messenger, and feedback is delayed.
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Mass Communication
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Transforming ideas and thoughts into messages is called
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Encoding
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In which part of a speech should the speaker illustrate each main point using supporting material?
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Body
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Anything that influences the speaker, the audience, the speech, the occasion, or the situation is called.
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Context