What questions should you ask about the audience and
situation before writing your persuasive speech?
What will be an ideal response?
What are the attitudes, beliefs, values, and traits of my audience? What topics
might the audience be concerned with or find controversial? What do they potentially
know about those topics, or what might be their views on them? Why is the audience here?
What are the event details (location, time, etc.)? What are the audience's expectations
because of the occasion? Are there external factors related to the situation that might
influence my audience or suggest a controversial topic? How do any of these factors
influence the type of persuasive speech I might give? How do any of these factors influence
who my target audience is?
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When Nathan is in a rush and stuck in traffic, he often finds his leg bouncing. This is an example of a(n) ________
Answer:
Sampling in survey research is based on the probability that the sample accurately represents the population from which the sample was drawn
a. true b. false
Emily feels that she and her partner Luke spend too much time together, and she wants more time for her individual interests and activities. Luke feels that they should spend most of their time with each other. The tension between them reflects ____
A) tension over autonomy and connection B) tension over bonding rituals C) differences between desires for doing and talking D) differences between desires for expression and instrumentality
What determines how many major ideas will be in your speech?
A) how interesting your topic is and how interested your audience will be in it B) the length of time you are given C) your time limit, topic, and information gleaned from your research D) the amount of information researched, your time limit, and how long you have to write the speech