Nate was asked to give an after-dinner speech at the awards banquet for the rugby team. He decided to take a light approach to the sport, and entitled his speech, "Rugby, Rugby, How Do I Love Thee? or Three Ways to Break Your Legs
" The general purpose of this speech is most likely to _____.
a. inform
b. persuade
c. demonstrate
d. entertain
d
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Alyse opened her persuasive speech as follows:
"A hundred years ago, the lack of a local railroad stop condemned many towns to a slow death. Thirty years ago, interstate highways helped many communities prosper, while those on the back roads stagnated. Now, the 'information superhighway' is coming....Just as railroads and interstates brought prosperity to some communities and left others to become ghost towns, the information superhighway offers promise to those it reaches and threatens to leave others to slowly die...." Alyse used what kind of comparison or contrast to describe the problem of discrimination in the information age? A) literal contrast B) literal comparison C) figurative contrast D) figurative comparison
The primary reason to cite your sources in a speech is
A. to demonstrate to the audience that you conducted thorough research. B. to enable your listeners to find your sources themselves if they are interested in more information on your topic. C. because it lends greater authority and credibility to your words. D. to acknowledge and give credit to the source of words or information that originated with someone else.
________ is a quantitative research method to examine the number of occurrences of particular phenomena such as instances of teenage sexuality in media
a. Polling b. Content analysis c. Survey d. Ethnography
While playing, Marcie exclaimed, "Ouch!" as she slipped in the mud and fell down. Marvin immediately asked, "Are you alright?" When she said, "No!" Marvin carefully said, "All right," "This is a new situation. Why don’t we go find a hose and try to clean you off?" In this scenario, Marvin’s message is an example of _____.
a. a spontaneous expression b. synchronicity c. a constructed message d. physical noise