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Oral Comms

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Definition
Abstract   words are not concrete or tangible items; only representations  
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Accent   nonverbal behaviors that augment a verbal message  
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Acceptance   the third step in the persuasive process in which the audience decides whether or not to agree with the position  
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Accuracy   the truthfulness or correctness of a message  
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Active Listening   listening to understand a message  
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Ad Hominem Fallacy   when a speaker attacks the person, not topic  
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Ad Populum Fallacy   when we attempt to persuade people by arguing our position is reasonable because people do it  
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Ad Verecundium Fallacy   an appeal for persuasion based on a higher authority  
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Alliteration   repeating same consonant or vowel sound at beginning of words  
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Ambiguous   language does not have to be precise  
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Ambushing   selective hearing to listen to weaknesses and not strengths  
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Antecedent   hypothetical condition in major premise of a conditional syllogism  
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Antithesis   two ideas that sharply contrast each other  
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Apologia   a forensic speech making defense against accusation  
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Arbitrary   symbols representing things that aren't connected  
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Arrangement   Second Canon. Best way to organize.  
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Artistic Proof   concerns ethos, pathos, logos  
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Asymmetric balance   creating imbalances to create stress and energy  
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Begging the Question Fallacy   Presuming things as fact that are not yet proven  
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Blending   intermingling two words  
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Categorical Syllogism   argument based on membership of a group  
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Channel   Mode of a message being communicated to another group  
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Chilling Effect   Discouraging others from speaking their minds  
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Civic Engagement   Sharp awareness of ones own sense of responsibility to their community  
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Civility   Using tact when dealing with others  
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Clarity   clearly articulating what one wishes to say  
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Collectivism Culture   values harmony in a group  
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Communication Apprehension   fear of communicating with others  
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Complement   action demonstrating the message contained in the verbal context  
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Conditional Syllogism   major premise contains hypothetical condition and its outcome  
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Conjectural stasis   dispute over whether something happened or not  
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Definitive stasis   dispute over meaning of term  
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Deliberative Message   discussing policies and actions to be taken  
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Demagoguery   appealing to prejudices and emotions  
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Discourse   communication through words and speech  
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Disjunctive Syllogism   major premise has two or more mutually exclusive alternatives  
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Dyadic   Interaction between two people  
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Either-Or Fallacy   One must be correct and the other must be false  
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Enthymeme   Syllogism missing one or two parts  
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Ethos   credibility of speaker  
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Exigence   point where response is invited  
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Forensic Message   debate facts in a case and try to answer questions of justice  
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Ghost Writing   write for and in the name of another person  
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Global Plagiarism   taking whole speech and claiming it as your own  
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Hierarchical   structured higher to lower  
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High Power-Distance Cultures   uneven distribution of power  
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Ideograph   ill defined, politically powerful term that can push people into action  
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Inartistic Proof   all stuff that can help a speaker or audience but is outside and can aide  
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Incremental Plagiarism   not citing parts of stuff borrowed from others  
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Inductive Arguement   individual observations to comment on concept in general  
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Kairos   adapt a message based on the situation  
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Kategoria   forensic speech making an accusation  
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Kinesics   nonverbal behavior of movements  
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Logos   logical dimension of appeal  
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Low Power-Distance Culture   equality  
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Lying by Commission   willfully lying  
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Lying by Omission   not acknowledging facts  
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Minor Premise   specific case related to major premise  
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Monroe's Motivational Sequence   Five Step organizational pattern combining persuasive and psychological elements  
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Narrative fidelity   degree a story matches your own beliefs  
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Narrative Paradigm   we're story tellers by nature  
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Necessary Cause   condition that must be present for the effect to occur  
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Non Sequitur Fallacy   unwarranted move from one topic to another  
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Patchwork Plagiarism   stealing one or two bits  
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Pathos   emotional appeal  
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Propriety   good behavior and faithfulness  
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Qualitative Stasis   dispute involving morality, ethicality, or value of an action  
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Red Herring Fallacy   introducing a distraction  
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Refutation   attack on another persons claim  
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Rhetoric   ability to speak well and persuade others  
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Rhetors   speakers  
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Schema   mental representation of information  
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Slippery Slope Fallacy   One thing leads to another and eventually gets bad  
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Socratic Questioning   asking questions to uncover the truth  
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Stasis   issue in dispute  
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Straw Man Fallacy   subs a real issue with a crappy version  
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Style   word choice, phrasing, and level of formality  
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Syllogism   structure of a deductive argument that comes to an absolute conclusion  
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Techne   some knowledge of current events  
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