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CSS 1302 Final
Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rhetorical question | A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud. |
| Credibility | The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. |
| Goodwill | The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind. |
| Preview statement | A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body. |
| Crescendo ending | A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity. |
| Dissolve ending | A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement. |
| Preparation outline | A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title, specific purpose, central idea, introduction, main points, subpoints, connectives, conclusion, and bibliography of a speech. |
| Visual framework | The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas. |
| Bibliography | A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech. |
| Speaking outline | A brief outline used to job a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech. |
| Delivery cues | Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech. |
| Model | An object, usually built to scale, that represents another object in detail. |
| Graph | A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns. |
| Line graph | A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space. |
| Pie Graph | A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns. |
| Bar graph | A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items. |
| Chart | A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form. |
| Transparency | A visual aid drawn, written, or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector. |
| Multimedia presentation | A speech that combines several kinds of visual and/or audio aids in the same talk. |
| Font | A complete set of type of the same design. |
| Persuasion | The process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions. |
| Mental dialogue with the audience | The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech. |
| Target audience | The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade. |
| Question of fact | A question about the truth or falsity of an assertion. |
| Question of value | A question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action. |
| Question of policy | A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken. |
| Speech to gain passive agreement | A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy. |
| Speech to gain immediate action | A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy. |
| Need | The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy? |
| Burden of proof | The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary. |
| Plan | The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: If there is a problem with current policy, does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem? |
| Practicality | The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan solve the problem? Will it create new and more serious problems? |
| Problem-solution order | A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point represents a solution to the problem |
| Problem-cause-solution order | A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main pint identifies a problem, the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem, and the third main point presents a solution to the problem. |
| Comparative advantages order | A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions. |
| Monroe's motivated sequence | A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention, need , satisfaction, visualization, and action. |
| Example | A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like. |
| Brief example | A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point. |
| Supporting materials | The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony. |
| Extended example | A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point. |
| hypothetical example | An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation |
| Statistics | Numerical data |
| Mean | The average value of a group of numbers |
| Median | The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest. |
| Mode | The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers |
| Testimony | Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point |
| Expert testimony | Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields. |
| Peer testimony | Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic. |
| Direct quotation | Testimony that is presented word for word. |
| Paraphrase | To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words. |
| Quoting out of context | Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it. |
| Speech of introduction | A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience |
| Speech of presentation | A speech that presents someone a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition. |
| Acceptance speech | A speech that gives thanks for a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition. |
| Commemorative speech | A speech that pays tribute to a person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea. |
| Denotative meaning | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase. |
| Connotative meaning | The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase. |
| thesaurus | a book of synonyms |
| Concrete words | Words that refer to tangible objects |
| Abstract words | words that refer to ideas or concepts |
| clutter | Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea. |
| imagery | The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas. |
| cliche | a trite or overused expression |
| rhythm | a pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words. |
| parallelism | The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences. |
| Repetition | Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences. |
| alliteration | Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words |
| antithesis | The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure. |
| inclusive language | Language that does not stereotype, demean, or patronize people on the basis of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other factors |
| generic "he" | The use of "he" to refer to both women and men. |
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