Marty's persuasive speech was about gun control and school violence. He made the statement, "We either get rid of the guns in our society or we get ready for more school violence, citing what happened in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Colorado
" This kind of argument represents a(n) _____.
a. bandwagon fallacy
b. ad hominem fallacy
c. appeal to misplaced authority
d. either-or fallacy
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Nodding, looking away, or moving toward the door are nonverbal behaviors that illustrate the nonverbal function of
a. substituting. b. regulating. c. accenting. d. repeating. e. complementing.
The first step to improve credibility is to ____.
A. inspire confidence B. be warm, charming, and likeable C. thoroughly research and prepare for the speech D. assess your speaking image E. None of these answers are correct.
When Adler and Proctor suggest that the most useful theories are those that have a strong logical structure, they are referring to which of the following?
A. external consistency B. internal consistency C. succinctness D. accuracy