What type of supporting material would be most effective for revealing patterns of opinion?
A. Expert testimony
B. Surveys
C. Oral testimony
D. Examples
B. Surveys
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Before giving a speech to his class, Jaehyun searched his school's website for statistics about the school's students-such as their average SAT and ACT scores, their racial and ethnic background, their gender, and their most popular majors-to begin to get a sense of the audience he would be addressing. In doing so, Jaehyun was engaging in
A. attitude appraisal. B. online survey. C. active observation. D. demographic analysis.
Anne is brainstorming topics for her upcoming speech in her art history course. She thinks talking about Renaissance artists might be a good idea. This topic reminds her of a documentary she saw on early art tools and materials, which in turn reminds her of Uncle Mike’s use of artistic elements in his architectural designs. According to your text, is this an acceptable way for Anne to pick a
speech topic? A) Yes; Anne is thinking of multiple topics that might hold some interest for her classmates. B) Yes; Anne is “piggybacking” topics, with one topic reminding her of another. C) No; Anne had the idea for doing a speech on Renaissance artists first, so she should stick with that. D) No; Her Uncle Mike’s career has nothing to do with Renaissance artists or tools, so Anne is getting off track.
Amanda is a college senior and also interns for the local city council. She gave a speech on retail store shopping habits in class and is reworking it for her presentation at the council board meeting to include some facts the board members will want to know. What aspect of the speaker's view is Amanda considering?
A. the audience B. the feedback C. the interplay D. the opinions
Which element of interpersonal attraction is most likely to be a source of long-term maintenance attraction rather than one of short-term initial attraction?
A. physical attraction B. charisma C. proximity D. attitude similarity