One way to vary the rhythm of your sentences to increase variety and decrease audience boredom is to ____.

A. use parallelism
B. repeat key phrases
C. incorporate "sing songiness"
D. vary the length and structure of your sentences
E. None of these answers are correct.


Answer: D

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Transitions are useful because their sole purpose is to let the audience know what topic you will cover next in your speech

A. True B. False

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According to the text, protection motivation theory emphasizes three critical ingredients

in a persuasive message. They are:

a. the probability of a threat happening; the severity of the threat; the ability of the audience to respond effectively b. the severity of the threat; the vulnerability to the threat; the ability of the audience to respond effectively c. the probability of a threat happening; the vulnerability to the threat; the ability of the audience to respond effectively d. the probability of a threat happening; severity of the threat; the vulnerability to the threat e. the motivation of the audience to comply; the ability of the audience to comply; the extent to which the audience feels protected by the message

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A diagram used to depict changes among variables over time is a __________ graph

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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