Often a persuasive speaker needs to get an audience to change beliefs before they will change their attitudes.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


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The U.S. Supreme Court has said the First Amendment requires particularly sensitive or vulnerable individuals ______.

a. to be protected from offense, upset, and disquiet b. to be forewarned of any potentially offensive expression c. to avert their eyes and ignore most offensive expression d. to be given equal time in any public forum to respond to offensive expression

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Morgan is going to give a presentation on how to prepare a tax return. Which of the following would

constitute a suitable thesis statement for Morgan's presentation? A) to inform the audience about how to prepare a tax return B) Preparing a tax return is a fairly simple process, if you know what documents you need. C) I want to convince my audience that they can prepare their own tax returns. D) an informative speech on the IRS

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In this class, which of the following events is most suited for evaluative listening?

A. listening to informative speeches B. listening to the instructor's lesson C. listening to persuasive speeches D. listening to a classmate's problem before class starts

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On her way to public speaking class, Delaney decided to add one last visual aid to her speech. Was this a good idea, according to your book?

a. Yes; the more creative the visual aids, the better the speech will be. b. Yes; if Delaney were certain that the visual aid would make a difference. c. No; because Delaney didn't have a chance to rehearse with the new aid. d. No; because the extra visual aid would make Delaney's speech run over time.

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