The knowledge of and opinions about a speech topic that listeners have before they hear a speaker is known as _____.

a. initial audience disposition
b. relevance
c. audience adaptation
d. personal impact


a. initial audience disposition

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Accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

a. friendship networks. b. media networks. c. time-space compression. d. framing.

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When picking values to focus on when giving a speech at a graduation ceremony, values should be chosen primarily based on __________.

A. a deep personal meaning B. appealing to the friends and families, more than the graduates C. representing all the students who are graduating D. all of these choices E. none of these choices

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"To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which theory posits that the relationship between infant and caregiver will establish patterns of behavior that determine how the infant approaches relationships later in life?

A. Attachment B. Systems C. Circumplex D. Social Exchange

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