A16-Test-Bank-Part-II-Chapter-14-Speaking-to-Persu

TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin1Chapter14SpeakingtoPersuadeTrue-FalseQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.1.TFResearchindicatesthatevidenceisusuallymorepersuasivewhenitisstatedingeneralratherthanspecificterms.2.TFWhenspeakingtopersuade,youneedtothinkofyourspeechasakindofmentaldialoguewithyouraudience.3.TF“TopersuademyaudiencethatCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonisthegreatestmovieofalltime”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionofvalue.4.TFAsyourtextbookexplains,persuasiontakesplaceonlyiftheaudienceisstronglyinfavorofthespeaker’spositionbytheendofthespeech.5.TF“Topersuademyaudiencetocontributetothecampusblooddrive”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionofpolicywhoseaimispassiveagreement.6.TFEventhoughapersuasivespeaker’sgoalistoinfluencetheaudience’sbeliefsoractions,heorshestillhasanethicalobligationtopresentevidencefairlyandaccurately.7.TFWhenyoudiscussaquestionofpolicy,youmustdealwiththreebasicissues–need,plan,andpracticality.8.TFItisusuallyinappropriateforpersuasivespeakerstorefertotheirpersonalexperienceinanattempttobolstertheircredibility.9.TFBecauseitmovesfromageneralprincipletoaspecificconclusion,reasoningfromprincipleistheoppositeofreasoningfromspecificinstances.10.TFArgumentsguiltyoftheadhominemfallacyattackthepersonratherthandealingwiththerealissueindispute.MultipleChoiceQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.1.Ofallthekindsofspeechmaking,__________speakingisthemostcomplexandthemostchallenging.a.persuasiveb.after-dinnerc.ceremonialTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin2d.informative2.Whichofthefollowingisaninstanceofpersuasivespeaking?a.Acoachreviewingtheoffensiveplaysfornextweek’sgame.b.Alawyerexplainingthedetailsofapleabargainingagreementtoherclient.c.Anarchitecturalfirmrecommendingadoptionofitsbuildingplan.d.Anactivisthonoringpastleadersofthelabormovement.3.Whichofthefollowingisaninstanceofpersuasivespeaking?a.Ahistoryprofessorlecturingontheriseofindustrialism.b.Ajudgeexplainingtherulesofevidenceduringacriminaltrial.c.Adeveloperurgingthecitycounciltobuildanewconventioncenter.d.Ageneticistreportingherresearchtoaprofessionalmeeting.4.Accordingtoyourtextbook,persuasionisapsychologicalprocessinwhichlistenersengageina__________withthespeaker.a.situationaldisagreementb.mentaldialoguec.cognitiverestructuringd.feedbackloop5.The__________isthatportionofthewholeaudiencethatthespeakermostwantstopersuade.a.targetaudienceb.projectedaudiencec.intendedaudienced.focusaudience6.Thatpartoftheaudienceaspeakermostwantstopersuadeiscalledthe__________.a.specificaudienceb.designatedaudiencec.centralaudienced.targetaudience7.Lindsaycirculatedaquestionnairetogaugeherclassmates’attitudestowardadoptingacitywidebanonsmokinginallpublicbuildings.Shediscoveredthat5audiencemembersalreadyagreedthereshouldbeaban,6werefirmlyopposed,and10wereundecided.Fromtheseresults,Lindsaydecidedthatthe10undecidedclassmemberswerethe__________forherspeech.a.projectedaudienceb.majorityaudiencec.targetaudienced.focusaudience8.Ifyouwanttopersuadeaskepticalaudience,whichofthefollowingisitmostimportantforyoutodoinyourspeech?a.Defineuncleartermsintheintroduction.b.Answerthereasonsfortheaudience’sskepticism.c.Organizethespeechinproblem-solutionorder.d.Focusthespeechonquestionsofvalue.TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin39.Asyourtextbookexplains,ifyouwanttopersuadeaskepticalaudience,youneedto__________.a.answerthereasonsfortheaudience’sskepticismb.organizethespeechinMonroe’smotivatedsequencec.urgetheaudiencetotakeimmediateactiond.circulateanaudience-analysisquestionnaire10.Thethreetypesofquestionsthatgiverisetopersuasivespeechesarequestionsof__________.a.opinion,fact,andpolicyb.problem,cause,andsolutionc.fact,value,andpolicyd.opinion,attitude,andvalue11.Apersuasivespeechexploringthetruthorfalsityofanassertionisknownasaspeechonaquestionof__________.a.valueb.factc.opiniond.evidence12.“Topersuademyaudiencethatlong-termexposuretoelectromagneticfieldscancauseserioushealthproblems”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionof_____________.a.valueb.opinionc.attituded.fact13.“Topersuademyaudiencethattheuseofcellphonesbycardrivershascontributedtoagrowingnumberofautomobileaccidents”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionof__________.a.policyb.attitudec.factd.value14.Accordingtoyourtextbook,“Topersuademyaudiencethatbirdsevolvedfromdinosaurs”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionof__________.a.factb.opinionc.knowledged.research15.Accordingtoyourtextbook,“TopersuademyaudiencethatdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetforpersonaluseisethicallywrong”isaspecificpurposestatementforapersuasivespeechonaquestionof__________.a.policyb.opinionc.valueTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin4d.fact16.Accordingtoy