Which of the following informative speaking topics would benefit from using the textbook's strategies for explaining quasi-scientific phenomena?
a. determining the carbohydrate content of food products
b. public speaking in the 21st century
c. how heuristics affect persuasion
d. the vocal mechanism of speech
e. the origins of the Internet
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
It is important to remember that there can be as many __________ in your audience as there are __________
a. topics; purpose statements b. opinions; people c. introverts; extroverts d. people; appeals e. none of the above
Klear is a tool that measures influence on which platforms EXCEPT ______.
A. Facebook B. Instagram C. YouTube D. Twitter
Carl is researching a speech on euthanasia. He knows that there are some excellent journal articles on the subject, but his university's small library doesn't carry the journals in which the articles appear, but the library does subscribe to various
online databases. Carl has only a few days until he must give the speech; what should he do? a. Carl should use interlibrary loan to see if he can locate the needed journal articles. b. Carl waited too late to start his research, so he willhave to use something else instead of the journal articles. c. Carl should substitute Web site information for the journal articles, because material from the Web is more accurate and current than published journal articles. d. Carl should use a full-text database, like Academic Search Complete, to attempt to locate complete texts of the journal articles.