Unit 3 Preparation and Process

Which of the following types of language should you avoid when giving a speech?

Prefect analogies exist in most arguments.

What type of question does not require a response from your audience?

The feelings and emotions that words evoke.

sentence that will tell your audience exactly what you will be talking about. overview of the main points

"People who are recently unemployed may experience come economic discomfort without a paycheck." This is a _____

"Every day, our government spends money as fast as McDonald's sells hamburgers." This is a ___.

Figure of speech that compares two usually unrelated things. ex: high school diploma is the key to success.

What does it mean to be subjective?

Organizational pattern used to divide a speech up based on space relationships

Which of the following is NOT a way that speakers manipulate numbers?

When finding your research sources, it does not matter how old they are, as long as they are backed up well.

What is the name given to the part of the conclusion that challenges, inspires or motivates your audience?

____ moves from generalizations, or premises, to a specific instance.

Which of the following should you NOT have in your speech outline?

Faulty argument that occurs because the sample chosen is too small or is in some way inaccurate.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three categories of solutions?

Copying or imitating the language, ideas, or thoughts of another and passing them off as your original work is...

Organizational pattern that presents a problem and then suggests possible solutions

When someone asks a question that you know the answer to, it is unethical to ignore the question or redirect the focus.

Which of the following authors is most likely to have the most authority on a topic?

Evidence that is on hand and only suggests a conclusion. It does not prove the conclusion.

a person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.

____ Involves asking yourself a series of questions about your listeners to determine what they know, believe, and like.

statement between attention getter and thesis. creates a bridge between the audience and topic.

Which of the following are helpful tools to use when finding information in books, periodicals and other sources?

How many ideas should you record on a single notecard?

Startling statistics, bold quotes, personal stories, making references and asking rhetorical questions are all good....

Which of the following is NOT a service that most libraries provide?

How do you know if a web sources has proper coverage?

Consists of 2 premises and a conclusion. example: all students go to school, you are a student, so you must go to school

Organizational pattern in which you save your most important point for last and include your least important point first

statements on which reasoning is based.

"I called you a million times last night!" This is what kind of figurative speech?

The dictionary definition of a word

Anyone who argues from specific instances to a generalization is using___.

Organizational pattern that puts your ideas in a timeline.

What is the name given to what is usually the first part of the conclusion?

What does it mean to be objective?

Errors in reasoning or mistaken beliefs. Don'ts of logic

Organizational pattern in which you say to your audience "because of that... this happened"