The talk show host told his listeners that if they did not vote for a particular
candidate, they would betray all things good and moral.
He denounced the other
candidate as morally inferior, given her upbringing by a single parent, and he cautioned
that her "overly feminine build" would not allow anyone to take her seriously. In light of
these pronouncements, we could consider the talk show host to be _______.
A) a patriot
B) a demagogue
C) a citizen-critic
D) a rhetorical critic
B
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Which component of the listening process involves evaluating or assessing a message?
a. recalling b. listening c. rating d. hearing
Powerless speech has several specific characteristics. Which of the following is not among them?
A. intensifiers B. rhetorical questions C. formal address terms D. hedges
Name the three major players (or elements) of the book business.
What will be an ideal response?
Using geometric shapes to sketch how all the main ideas, subpoints, and supporting material of a speech relateto the central idea and to one another is a technique known as
a. mapping. b. previewing. c. flagging. d. piggybacking.