Q&A Hero

Q: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a healthy group? a. Members support one another. b. Decisions are made by a group leader. c. Members trust one another. d. The group aims to excel.

Q: Which of the following is a characteristic of a healthy group? a. The group aims to have an average performance. b. The group aims to excel. c. The group has no common goal. d. Members antagonize each other.

Q: Each of the following can be a specific task of a working group EXCEPT a. developing a campaign to present to a client. b. developing a policy to recommend to management. c. discussing conflicting opinions relative to a complex social issue. d. having a friendly chat.

Q: Every member of a group must pursue all of the following EXCEPT a. fulfilling certain responsibilities. b. recognizing how his or her performance contributes to the groups attainment of its goal. c. recognizing how his or her performance detracts from the groups attainment of its goal. d. attempting to take leadership position within the group.

Q: To work effectively together, the first thing group members need to do is a. to spend some time sharing their school and work schedules. b. to get directly to their task to make sure they have enough time to accomplish it. c. to discuss the rules of their project. d. to communicate clearly with the groups stakeholders.

Q: Which of the following is NOT a way in which small group communication differs from giving a speech? a. Your attention needs to focus on the interaction among multiple speakers and listeners. b. In a speech, you will always know if your audience disagrees, but in a small group, you may not. c. When interacting in a group you and other group members will reach decisions together. d. Group members speak and listen to one another.

Q: You make a hasty generalization when you are too quick to draw an inference and thus jump to a conclusion based on too little evidence.

Q: The appeal to popular opinion is also known as the false dilemma.

Q: A speaker who makes receivers feel overly fearful in order to accomplish his or her goals often ends up escalating the legitimate fears of receivers.

Q: ______ credibility refers to how the audience perceives you after your speech.

Q: A ______ is a statement that direct observation can prove true or false.

Q: Deductive reasons take the form of______, which are patterns to structure arguments.

Q: When reasoning from ______ we compare like things and conclude that because they are comparable in a number of ways, they also are comparable in another, new respect.

Q: A ______ fallacy is a flawed reason.

Q: You find yourself on a ______ when asserting that one action will set in motion a chain of events.

Q: Pathos is the ability to develop empathy and passion in others.

Q: Examples and illustrations can be real or hypothetical.

Q: Your claim is a debatable conclusion or assertion; it is the proposition or thesis you hope to prove.

Q: Reasoning that unites two or more events to prove that one or more of them caused the other is referred to as logical reasoning.

Q: Persuasion is traditionally a step-by-step process.

Q: When you put a ______ in your speech, you lead your audience to consider an irrelevant issue instead of the subject actually under discussion. a. post hoc ergo propter hoc b. slippery slope c. red herring d. hasty generalization

Q: When you ignore anothers position by using an inequivalent, distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented argument to substitute for it, you are depending on a a. grass man. b. straw man. c. weed man. d. hay man.

Q: Which of the following is a slippery slope fallacy? a. Being too quick to draw an inference b. Asserting that one action will set in motion a chain of events c. Lead your audience to consider an irrelevant issue instead of the subject actually under discussion d. Requiring your audience to choose between two options

Q: When you ask your audience to reject an idea because of a flaw in a person associated with that idea, you are using a(n): a. name-calling b. a glittering generality c. bandwagon appeal d. argument ad hominem

Q: ______ is the ability to use logical proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of argument(s).

Q: When you use ______ reasoning, you move from the general to the specific. a. inductive b. deductive c. logical d. casual

Q: Which of the following is NOT a part of a syllogism? a. An introduction b. A major premise c. A minor premise d. A conclusion

Q: Which of the following is NOT a need according to Maslows hierarchy of needs? a. Safety b. Love and belonging c. Money d. Esteem

Q: The fourth tier of Maslows hierarchy of needs focuses on our a. safety needs. b. esteem needs. c. need for love. d. need for self-actualization.

Q: Persuasion is traditionally a ______ process. a. step-by-step process b. one-step process c. two-step process d. continuous flux

Q: One way to convince audience members to accept or act on your proposition is to demonstrate for them that a current situation has created an inconsistency in their lives and that you can help them restore their lives to a ______ state. a. balanced b. fair c. new d. old

Q: Which of the following are reasoning fallacies? a. Hasty generalization b. Blue herring c. Appeal to common sense d. Name-calling

Q: We can often summarize a group of observations with a. facts. b. statistics. c. reasons. d. judgments.

Q: ______ are numbers summarizing a group of observations. a. Claims b. Statistics c. Data d. Facts

Q: Statistics are helpful in all of the following EXCEPT a. tricking people into seeing your side. b. showing contrasts and comparisons in observed data. c. emphasizing distinctive patterns and significant differences. d. magnifying distinctive patterns and significant differences.

Q: Both real and hypothetical ______ and illustrations are used to support facts a speaker wants audience members to accept. a. illustrations b. examples c. narratives d. facts

Q: ______ serve as extended examples to add more drama to messages. a. Illustrations b. Statistics c. Reasons d. Facts

Q: ______ should be fair, unbiased, appropriate, and from a recognized expert. a. Testimony b. Example c. Narrative d. Fact

Q: The ______ is a conclusion we draw based on a fact. a. deduction b. judgment c. reason d. inference

Q: The ______ is a logical and persuasive relationship that explains how you get to your claim from the data you offer. a. warrant b. reason c. rebuttal d. claim

Q: The ______ represents potential counterarguments, at times proffered during the initial argument. a. warrant b. reason c. rebuttal d. claim

Q: ______ credibility refers to how they perceive you while you are speaking. a. Terminal b. Initial c. Derived d. Complex

Q: ______ credibility refers to how the audience perceives you after you have finished your speech. a. Terminal b. Initial c. Derived d. Complex

Q: A ______ is a statement that direct observation can prove true or false. a. fact b. judgment c. deduction d. reason

Q: A proposition of value represents your assertion of a statements worth.

Q: When you are speaking on a proposition of value, your task is to justify your belief or opinion so that your receivers accept it too.

Q: Discuss and exemplify how attitudes and beliefs work in concert.

Q: When deciding on a persuasive speech topic, after you have identified strong attitudes you hold about five controversial issues, what is next?

Q: Discuss and exemplify how you define specific aims.

Q: Discuss and exemplify how you would use a refutation format.

Q: Briefly explain what happens during phase two (need) of Monroes motivated sequence.

Q: According to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, what makes one person more persuasive than another are all of the following EXCEPT a. ethos. b. pathos. c. logos. d. mythos.

Q: Ethos is a. the ability to convince the audience of your competence, good character, and charisma. b. the ability to use logical proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of arguments. c. the ability to develop empathy and passion in others. d. the number of people you have persuaded.

Q: Pathos is a. the ability to convince the audience of your competence, good character, and charisma. b. the ability to use logical proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of arguments. c. the ability to develop empathy and passion in others. d. the number of people you have persuaded.

Q: Logos is a. the ability to convince the audience of your competence, good character, and charisma. b. the ability to use logical proof to demonstrate the reasonableness of arguments. c. the ability to develop empathy and passion in others. d. the number of people you have persuaded.

Q: The focus of your attention should go to the members of the audience who are a. on your side. b. against you. c. undecided. d. uninterested.

Q: ______ credibility refers to how receivers perceive you before you speak. a. Terminal b. Initial c. Derived d. Complex

Q: A _____ is the relationship you wish to establish between accepted facts and your desired conclusions.

Q: Presenting each reason as a main point is using the ______ approach.

Q: When speaking on a question of ______, you convince your audience with reasons and then by proposing practical action or a solution

Q: In a question of policy speech where the first main point depicts the nature and seriousness of the problem, the problems causes in the second main point, and the solution in the third main point, the organizational format is ______.

Q: ______ motivated sequence is an organizational framework that speakers on propositions of policy find particularly effective in motivating receivers to act.

Q: Monroes Motivated Sequence has ______ phases that move listeners toward accepting and acting on a proposition of policy.

Q: When we change or reinforce anothers attitudes, beliefs, or values (with or without coercing or manipulating them), we practice persuasion ethically and successfully.

Q: If you and the audience already share similar attitudes it is actually more difficult a task to persuade them.

Q: We measure attitudes along a favorable-unfavorable continuum, and beliefs along a probableimprobable one.

Q: Attitudes and beliefs work in concert.

Q: It is common to use a topical organization to organize speeches on questions of fact.

Q: If you believe that you can best achieve the goals of your persuasive presentation by describing an issue as worsening over time, you would use a spatial organization.

Q: In a question of policy speech where you quickly reviewed the need for change and moved on to a consideration of your plan and its viability, it is likely you would use a ______ format. a. relative advantages b. collective advantages c. combined advantages d. comparative advantages

Q: The third phase of Monroes motivated sequence is a. need. b. satisfaction. c. visualization. d. action.

Q: During this phase of Monroes motivated sequence, the speaker asks the audience to support and act on their policy. a. Need b. Satisfaction c. Visualization d. Action

Q: ______ are sometimes referred to as core beliefs and are enduring and deeply ingrained indicators of what we each feel is good or bad, right or wrong.

Q: Persuasive speakers seek change that can result in all of the following goals EXCEPT a. contradiction of a position. b. shift in a position. c. adoption of a behavior. d. elimination of a behavior.

Q: The persuasive speaker must be able to answer which of following questions? a. What exactly am I trying to reinforce or change in my receivers? b. What information can I provide? c. What causes and effects of phenomena can I outline? d. What are the needs of my audience members?

Q: Speeches to persuade can take all of the following directions EXCEPT a. adopt a new way of thinking. b. present facts about a way of thinking. c. sustain a way of thinking. d. extinguish a way of thinking.

Q: A question of _____ includes an evaluation of person, event, situation, or action. a. fact b. value c. policy d. idea

Q: A question of ______ includes what you think should be done. a. fact b. value c. policy d. idea

Q: What do you use to persuade receivers of the truth of your proposition of fact? a. Evidence b. Emotion c. Charisma d. Deception

Q: Propositions of ______ are conclusions asserting that something does or does not exist, is or is not true, or is or is not valid. a. fact b. value c. policy d. right