Tracy began her speech about online music services by saying, "Illegally downloading music from the
Internet is just like visiting your local music store and shoplifting several CDs." What type of
introductory device is this?
A) anecdote
B) rhetorical question
C) analogy
D) humor
E) startling claim
C
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Lee gave an informative speech on the poor quality of local drinking water. He brought in a test kit and presented statistics that proved local water was dangerous to drink
He advised the class to purchase a certain type of water filter pitcher guaranteed to remove these impurities. At the end of his speech, he mentioned that he worked for the company that made the pitcher and had them for sale. What was Lee's mistake? a. Lee used too much evidence and reasoning for an informative speech. b. Lee's speech was actually illegal, in that he was advertising in class. c. Lee used coercion when suggesting that the audience buy the product from him. d. Lee violated the ethical guideline of having a responsible goal for a speech.
Provide two genuinely curious questions to ask the disputant who says, “He just doesn’t respect me.”
What will be an ideal response?
Speakers should especially consider entertainment value when evaluating expert testimony
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Distortion is the:
a. lowering of maximum output level. b. result of using a single loudspeaker for monitoring. c. result of not using noise reduction. d. appearance of a signal in the reproduced sound that was not in the original sound.