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Public Speaking Facts Set 2
Public speaking facts
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
04/30/2013

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A transition that indicates a key move in the speech is a
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signpost
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The idea that an audience will pay more attention at the beginning than the body of a speech is the
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primacy effect
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The idea that an audience will pay more attention at the end than the body of a speech is the
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recency effect
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A word used in place of another word that is viewed disagreeable or offensive is a
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euphemism
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An expression that means something other than the literal meaning is an
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idiom
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A qualifying word that makes a statement ambiguous is a
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hedge
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Using the same phrase, wording, or clause multiple times to add emphasis is
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parallelism
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Juxtaposition of two apparently contradictory phrases that are organized in a parallel structure is
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antithesis
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Web sources displayed as evidence during a speech is
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webidence
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Using a live internet feed as visual media during a speech is
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real-time web access
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A type of public speaking where the speaker operates in a way that combines structure and spontaneity is
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extemporaneous speaking
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Verbal fillers speakers use when they're trying to think of what they want to say are
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vocalized pauses
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Monitoring news sources to analyze and assess the info they produce is
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gatewatching
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Forcing someone to think a certain way or feel pressured to act is
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coercion
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An argument in which a premise or conclusion is unstated but implied is an
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enthymeme
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A word that clarifies, modifies, or limits another word or phrase is a
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qualifier
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Supporting a claim with specific cases is _____ reasoning.
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inductive reasoning
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Linking two events or actions to claim that one resulted in the other is _____ reasoning.
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causal reasoning
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Comparing two similar things and suggesting that what holds true for one holds true for another is _____ reasoning.
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analogical reasoning
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