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comm 150 test 2
terms - ch.12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subject | A broad area of knowledge |
| Topic | Some specific aspect of a subject |
| Brainstorming | An uncritical, non-evaluative process of generating associated ideas |
| Audience analysis | The study of the intended audience for your speech |
| Audience adaptation | The active process of developing a strategy for tailoring your information to the specific speech audience |
| Survey | A questionnaire designed to gather information from people |
| Setting | The occasion and location for your speech |
| General speech goal | The intent of your speech |
| Specific speech goal | A single statement of the exact response the speaker wants from the audience |
| Secondary research | The process of locating information about your topic that has been discovered by other people |
| Periodicals | Magazines and journals that appear at fixed intervals |
| Primary research | The process of conducting your own study to acquire information for your speech |
| Examples | Specific instances that illustrate or explain a general factual statement |
| Expert opinions | Interpretations and judgments made by authorities in a particular subject area |
| Expert | A person who has mastered a specific subject, usually through long-term study |
| Anecdotes | Brief, often amusing stories |
| Narratives | Accounts, personal experiences, tales, or lengthier stories |
| Comparisons | Illuminate a point by showing similarities |
| Contrasts | Highlight differences |
| Plagiarism | The unethical act of representing a published author’s work as your own |
| Factual statements | statements that can be verified |
| Statistics | numerical facts |