"To persuade my audience to support the construction of a new convention center" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The Greeks termed the humane discipline, grounded in choice, that was designed to
persuade the listener (a) rhetoric. (b) procedure. (c) dialectic. (d) argumentation.
According to the text, how did the researchers who published the Annenberg Sex and
Media Study explain the fact that compared to comedy TV shows, viewers who watched dramatic shows reported a lower frequency of engaging in sexual behavior?
a. Comedy viewers are less educated about sexual risks than drama viewers. The finding has little to do with the effects of program genres and more to do with who watches different genres. b. Comedy shows have more sex than dramatic shows, so comedy viewers are more likely to see sexual behavior modeled. c. Comedy shows are far less likely than dramatic shows to carry messages about sexual risk and responsibility. d. Comedy viewers tend to be sensation seekers and are more likely to engage in sex. e. None of the above explanations were given in the text.
Max is attempting to listen to his friend on the phone while watching a baseball game on television. This example illustrates the information-processing barrier of _____.
A. receiver apprehension B. shifting attention C. processing rate D. information overload
According to your textbook, ________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.
A. global B. incidental C. patchwork D. incremental E. accidental