A(n) __________ is a testimonial speech that honors the dead by celebrating the essential character of the person.
A. eulogy
B. toast
C. roast
D. epideictic
Answer: A
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photographs attached to a foam board to illustrate her points. When she began her speech, she had the top picture turned over, so the audience could not see it. As she discussed each characteristic, she uncovered the photograph appropriate to it. Which guideline for using visual aids was she using? A) Keep your visual aids simple and to the point. B) Time your visuals to control your audience?s attention. C) Polish your visual aids. D) Use technology thoughtfully.
Leroy was recently elected to the position of chair of his department at the university. With regard to department business, Leroy now has which type of power?
A. reward B. expert C. legitimate D. coercive
A system for identifying speech-independent gestures, developed by Johnson, Ekman, and Friesen, considers that an emblem is “verified” when 70 percent of the people asked to perform a gesture do so in a similar way
a. True b. False
All language is symbolic, and all symbolic systems constitute language.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)