Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Newspapers and media are among the best sources for current event topics.
2. The text recommends postponing the search for a topic until just before the speech so you can use the most current information.
3. The Internet can provide so much information that it can be difficult to decide what to say.
4. A personal inventory refers specifically to your abilities to deliver a speech.
5. The general guidelines for topic selection suggest that you should choose a topic you know nothing about so you will learn more.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
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b. Establishing status and control c. Being emotionally responsive. d. Using tentative speech. e. Discussing concrete experience.
Which of the following is true of listeners who prejudge?
A. They are associating quality of information with the speaker's appeal. B. They have good informational listening skills. C. They are mentally organizing information. D. They are setting aside their personal biases.
All of the following are elements of a highly structured speech assignment as described in the text EXCEPT
A. certain number of external sources. B. visual aids. C. a specific organizational pattern. D. an audience other than your classmates.
________ occurs when an individual points out that two things (people, places, objects, proposals, ideas) have important characteristics in common and draws a conclusion based on these similarities.
A. Arguing from analogy B. Arguing from two choices C. Arguing from condition D. Arguing from cause-effect