The town meeting format, in which a prepared statement setting out the parameters of the meeting is followed by a forum discussion between the speaker and audience, has a long history in the United States

A. True
B. False


A

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Which of the following constitute major qualities of ethos?

v. open-mindedness w. trustworthiness x. competence y. dynamism z. attire A) all of these qualities B) w & x, only; the rest are minor C) all except y: dynamism D) all except z: attire

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In the introduction of his speech, Quinton says, "I really don't know much about this subject, and I don't know how interested you might be in it, but. . . ." Quinton's use of language suggests __________

a) powerlessness through the use of disqualifiers b) an appropriate level of formality c) an attempt to create immediacy with the audience d) improper sentence construction

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For a speech, Jack wants to compare the popularity of social networking sites among men, women, and children. In this scenario, which of the following visual aids would be effective to display this information?

a. Flow chart b. Bar graph c. Model d. Map

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An introduction to an informative speech should include

a. main points. b. subpoints. c. an attention-getter. d. a summary statement.

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