Deck 13: Relating Through Informative Speeches and Persuasive Speeches

Question 1

Informative and persuasive presentations are alike in that they share the same purpose.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Informative speeches of definition or description are most often given to audiences that have:

A) Little prior knowledge of the subject
B) Full knowledge of the significance of the subject
C) Considerable knowledge of the subject
D) Considerable prior interest in the subject

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Explain the difference between concrete and abstract language.

Answer 3

Concrete language uses words that represent tangible objects (dog, flag, house). Abstract language uses words to represent intangible ideas, beliefs, and feelings (democracy, freedom, justice).

Question 4

Identify "Strategies for Successful Informative Presentations."

Question 5

Speakers should avoid using descriptive language to add detail to a presentation.

Question 6

Expository speeches provide the audience with a detailed or in-depth review or analy? sis of an object, a creation, a place, a person, a concept, or an event.

Question 7

Process speeches always require the audience to be able to perform the process after listening to the presentation.

Question 8

Define the Aristotelian artistic proofs of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Question 9

Compare and contrast syllogisms and enthymemes.

Question 10

The purpose of a persuasive presentation is to avoid having an impact on the attitudes, belief, or behavior of the audience.

Question 11

The purpose of an informative presentation is to enhance the knowledge or understanding of the audience on a given subject.

Question 12

Speakers who are very familiar with a process might explain it too quickly for a non-expert audience.

Question 13

Informative and persuasive presentations are alike in that both require:

A) Lack of trust between audience and speaker
B) Good development and organization
C) Little credible evidence or support
D) No relationship with the audience

Question 14

A claim of policy is focused on taking or avoiding action.

Question 15

Informative and persuasive presentations are alike in that both require developing a relationship between the speaker and audience.

Question 16

Informative expository speeches are most often given to provide:

A) Little prior knowledge of the subject
B) More in-depth knowledge of the subject
C) Prior interest in the subject
D) Basic information on the subject

Question 17

When you make a speech on "a claim of policy," you have to support this policy.

Question 18

Compare and contrast inductive and deductive reasoning.

Question 19

Identify the difference between a persuasive speech to convince and a persuasive speech to actuate.

Question 20

In delivering an informative process presentation, the speaker must remember:

A) To avoid explaining obvious steps in the process
B) To avoid explaining why the process is important
C) To avoid using visual aids
D) To avoid skipping any steps in the process

Question 21

An important principle to follow in giving an informative presentation is:

A) Use extremely complex language
B) Use extremely complex visuals
C) Use as many visuals as possible
D) Use clear, simple language

Question 22

An appropriate guideline to follow in planning an informative presentation would be:

A) Discuss all information available on the topic
B) Explain the topic at the level of complexity comfortable for you
C) Explain the topic at the level of complexity comfortable for the audience
D) Assume the audience understands the significance of the topic

Question 23

In building relationships with the audience in a presentation, a speaker's language use should:

A) Be concrete and descriptive
B) Emphasize connection (we/us vs. I/you)
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

Question 24

Which of the following would be indicative of inductive reasoning?:

A) Moving from the specific to the specific
B) Moving from the specific to the general
C) Moving from the general to the general
D) Moving from the general to the specific

Question 25

When seeking to change an audience's way of thinking, a speaker must:

A) Point out that he/she has the audience's best interests in mind
B) Point out that he/she will benefit from the audience's change of perspective
C) Point out that he/she has more knowledge than the audience
D) Point out that he/she has less knowledge than the audience

Question 26

If you are certain that you and your audience share certain key beliefs so that you do not have to fully explain each and every step of your persuasive argument, you might employ:

A) A syllogism
B) An enthymeme
C) A counterargument
D) A logos

Question 27

In order to create the clearest possible mental picture for the audience, a speaker should:

A) Use only abstract words
B) Use concrete words to help convey abstract terms
C) Use only concrete words
D) Use only ambiguous language

Question 28

Which of the following would be indicative of deductive reasoning?:

A) Moving from the specific to the specific
B) Moving from the specific to the general
C) Moving from the general to the general
D) Moving from the general to the specific

Question 29

A ________ is a form of argumentation consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.

A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Syllogism
D) Social Judgement Theory

Question 30

An important strategy for speakers to use in making a claim of value is:

A) Explain to the audience the criteria you used to judge the value
B) Explain to the audience the criteria they should always use to judge values
C) Explain to the audience that no value judgments are possible
D) Explain to the audience your personal opinion on the value

Question 31

Which of the following would not be an appropriate goal for a persuasive speech to actuate?

A) Inform the audience about their behavior
B) Reinforce a current behavior
C) Change an existing behavior
D) Stop an existing behavior

Question 32

To help an audience understand a new or unknown concept or topic, effective speakers:

A) Use only concrete language
B) Use the unknown to help understand the unknown
C) Use the known to help understand the unknown
D) Use only descriptive language

Question 33

A claim of conjecture is different from a claim of fact because its focus is:

A) What has been true or false in the past
B) What is true or false in the present
C) What will be true or false in the future
D) What the audience has believed to be true or false in the past

Question 34

Social judgment theory claims that audiences have an anchor position, their preferred or acceptable position on a topic or issue, within:

A) The latitude of acceptance
B) The latitude of rejection
C) The latitude of noncommitment
D) The latitude of indifference

Question 35

In applying social judgment theory to a persuasive presentation, a speaker must:

A) Be extremely vague about his/her goals
B) Be extremely vague about his/her position
C) Be very specific about his/her goals and position
D) Be very specific about the audience

Question 36

When you use use emotional appeals to impact an audience, you rely upon:

A) Ethos
B) Pathos
C) Logos
D) Aesop

Question 37

According to social judgment theory, audiences believe:

A) Someone who advocates a position we don't like is more similar to us than they actually are
B) Someone who advocates a position we don't like is less different from us than they actually are
C) Someone who advocates a position we do like is more different from us than they actually are
D) Someone who advocates a position we do like is more similar to us than they actually are

Question 38

The key difference between an informative process speech and a 'how-to' speech is:

A) The time involved in presenting the speech
B) The audience's interest level in the speech
C) The ability of the audience to do the process
D) The ability of the audience to understand the process