"To inform my listeners how a guitar makes music" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech?

A. process
B. spatial
C. definition
D. description


Answer: A

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When giving an informative speech, you should adhere to all of the following guidelines except: a. tailor the information in your speech to your audience in terms of what information they need to know and what is unnecessary

b. use language that is clear and unbiased. c. bring your topic to life by making it engaging and relevant for your audience. d. avoid personal stories or examples.

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Asking a rhetorical question, telling a startling statistic, providing a quotations, telling a story, using

humor, or referring to a recent event are all A. ways to establish relevance. B. ways to establish speaker credibility. C. ways to capture attention. D. ways to preview a speech.

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Conflicts over events external to the parties involved are best described as __________ conflicts

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is a strength of quantitative text analysis?

a. It offers a rich understanding of the meaning-making processes of interaction. b. It makes an assumption that symbols and meanings have a uniform relationship c. It relied upon recorded information d. It is a relatively safe method in the event that the research has to redo parts or all of the analysis.

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