COMS 101 quiz chapter 13 and quiz 14 solutions complete answers

COMS 101 quiz chapter 13 and quiz 14 solutions complete answers 

 

Jake was uninterested in, unconcerned about, or indifferent towards Gary's speech topic of recycling.  Jake would be classified as ______________.

 

When facing an audience that is opposed to your perspective, you should seek _______________, or movement of small degrees in your direction.

 

In Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, the ______________ step uses broad appeals to emphasize the specific action(s) you advocate.

 

The organizational framework that persuades by both disproving the opposing position and bolstering one's own is the _________________ framework.  

 

On an attitudes continuum, the cluster of audience members that represent the people you most want to persuade is the _________________.

 

The means of persuasion in which you construct logical arguments that support your point of view is called _____________.

 

When we process through listening carefully and reflecting thoughtfully, we are using which route?

 

The general warrant for reasoning from sign can be stated that ________________.

 

The three-part of deductive reasoning is known as a(n) _____________________.

 

The perception of a speaker's expertise at the end of the speech is known as ______________.

 

 

 
 
 
a fallacy that occurs when a speaker attacks or praises a person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself
 
 
 
feeling when we are faced with an obstacle in the way of something we want
 
 
 
the audience is uninterested in, unconcerned about, or indifferent toward your topic
 
 
 
to support a claim with a single comparable example that is significantly similar to the subject of the claim
 
 
 
to cite events that have occurred that result in the claim
 
 
 
to support your claim by providing one or more individual examples
 
 
 
to cite information that signals the claim
 
 
 
articulating a position with the support of logos, ethos, and pathos
 
 
 
a general or enduring positive or negative feeling about some person, object, or issue
 
 
 
the proposition or conclusion to be proven
 
 
 
an organization that shows that a proposed change has more value than the status quo
 
 
 
feeling of selfless concern for the suffering of another
 
 
 
an indirect organization that seeks audience agreement on criteria that should be considered when evaluating a particular proposition and then shows how the proposition satisfies those criteria
 
 
 
arriving at a conclusion based on a major premise and minor premise
 
 
 
strategies employed throughout the speech that signal a speaker's expertise
 
 
 
a fallacy that argues there are only two alternatives when, in fact, there are many
 
 
 
the buildup of action-specific energy
 
 
 
the ability to see the world through the eyes of someone else
 
 
 
a means of persuasion in which you argue that your competence, credibility, and good character should persuade others to accept your point of view
 
 
 
a fallacy that occurs when the alleged cause fails to be related to, or to produce, the effect
 
 
 
perceiving no control over a situation that threatens us
 
 
 
a perception the audience forms of a speaker who they believe understands them, empathizes with them, and is responsive to them
 
 
 
feeling when we personally violate a moral, ethical, or religious code that we hold dear
 
 
 
the buildup of positive energy when we accomplish something or have a satisfying interaction or relationship
 
 
 
a fallacy that presents a generalization that is either not supported with evidence or is supported with only one weak example
 
 
 
emotional energy that stems from believing something desirable is likely to happen
 
 
 
the audience has some information about a topic but does not really understand why one position is preferred and so still has no opinion
 
 
 
attempting to move your audience only a small degree in your direction
 
 
 
arriving at a conclusion based on a series of pieces of evidence
 
 
 
perception of a speaker's expertise at the beginning of the speech
 
 
 
general principle that most people agree upon
 
 
 
a specific point that fits within the major premise
 
 
 
a form of persuasive organization that combines a problem-solution pattern with explicit appeals designed to motivate the audience
 
 
 
disquieting feelings people experience
 
 
 
a means of persuasion in which you appeal to the emotions of others so that they accept your point of view
 
 
 
the process of influencing people's attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors
 
 
 
the process of influencing people's attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors in a public speech
 
 
 
feelings that people enjoy experiencing
 
 
 
feeling of self-satisfaction and increased self-esteem as the result of an accomplishment
 
 
 
a form of persuasive organization that examines a problem, its causes, and solutions designed to eliminate or alleviate the underlying causes
 
 
 
a persuasive organizational pattern that reveals details about a problem and poses solutions to it
 
 
 
the specific goal of a persuasive speech stated as a declarative sentence that clearly indicates the position the speaker will advocate
 
 
 
a statement designed to convince the audience that something did or did not exist or occur, is or is not true, or will or will not occur
 
 
 
a statement designed to convince the audience that they should take a specific course of action
 
 
 
a statement designed to convince the audience that something is good, bad, desirable, undesirable, far, unfair, moral, immoral, sound, unsound, beneficial, harmful, important, or unimportant
 
 
 
the mental process of making an argument by drawing inferences from factual information to reach a conclusion
 
 
 
an organization that persuades by both challenging the opposing position and bolstering one's own
 
 
 
feeling when a threatening situation has been alleviated
 
 
 
when speakers show that they care about the audience by acknowledging feedback, especially subtle negative cues
 
 
 
feeling when we fail to achieve a goal or experience a loss or separation
 
 
 
feeling when we have violated a moral code and it is revealed to someone we think highly of
 
 
 
a speech designed to incite action
 
 
 
a speech designed to seek agreement about a belief, value, or attitude
 
 
 
a straightforward organization in which you present your best-supported reasons in a meaningful order
 
 
 
a fallacy that occurs when a speaker weakens the opposing position by misrepresenting it and then attacks that weaker position
 
 
 
the reason or evidence the speaker offers as the grounds for accepting the conclusion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
the group of people you most want to persuade
 
 
 
the audience doesn't know enough about a topic to have formed an opinion
 
 
 
the logical statement that connects the support to the claim
 

The type of speech whose goal is to influence the beliefs and/or behavior of audience members.

 

A speech goal that wants the audience to exercise more is a                                speech.

 

As you begin to develop your speech goal, you will want to understand the audience’s                  toward your topic.

 

The specific goal in persuasive speaking is stated as a                .

 

A statement designed to convince your audience that something is or is not true, exists, or happens.

 

A statement designed to convince your audience that something is good, bad, desirable, undesirable, sound, beneficial, important, or unimportant.

 

A statement designed to convince your audience that they should take a specific course of action.

 

In persuasive speaking your main points are                               .

 

When choosing evidence to support your reasons, you should choose evidence that                                 .

 

Using the mental process of drawing inferences from factual information, providing arguments for your audience to consider is called                       .

 

Claim, support, and warrant are part of whose system of analyzing your argument?

 

A claim is                                                                      .

 

The logical statement that connects the support to the claim is the           .

 

Evidence that includes facts, opinions, experiences and observations is               .

 

When the support statements you use are examples of the claim you are making, you are arguing from                                                     .

 

If your argument included three diseases caused by smoking, you would be arguing from             .

 

An effective speech usually contains several reasons that are based on                type(s) of argument(s).

 

An organizational pattern that sets up the main points as follows: place the strongest reason last, place the second strongest reason first and the other reasons in between is the                               organizational pattern.

 

The organizational pattern that suggests reasons to improve the current system is the                               organizational pattern.

 

The organizational pattern that states a problem, states the solution and then explains why the solution is the best choice is the                                         organizational pattern.

 

Understanding the audience’s attitude toward your speech topic is important to constructing your persuasive speech goal.

 

If a neutral audience is uninformed about your topic, you need to provide basic information before you try to persuade your audience.

 

When you are speaking to an audience that is in favor of your topic you   should try to motivate them to action.

 

A proposition of fact is a statement designed to convince your      audience that something is good, bad, desirable, undesirable, sound, beneficial, important, or unimportant.

 

A proposition of policy is a statement designed to convince your audience that they should take a specific course of action.

 

In persuasive speaking main points are the vital information that the audience needs to know.

 

Claim, support and warrant are three parts to the Verderber system of analyzing your arguments.

 

Arguing from example includes citing events that have occurred that result in the claim.

 

Ad hominem arguments attacks or praises the person making the argument, rather than addressing the argument itself.

 

Organizing your main points into an organizational pattern will enable your audience to follow your argument.