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Question 1 1 pts In public speaking, the message should always be primarily centered on Group of answer choices an issue that is rarely addressed in public. the interests and needs of the audience. the interests and needs of the speaker. some type of public policy. an issue in the news. Flag question: Question 2 Question 2 1 pts Which of the following are examples of verbal symbols? Group of answer choices frowns nods scowls smiles words Flag question: Question 3 Question 3 1 pts Who were the first people to teach public speaking as a subject? Group of answer choices preachers in colonial-era America ancient Greeks early Native Americans fifteenth-century northeastern Africans fifteenth-century western Africans Flag question: Question 4 Question 4 1 pts Under the modern view of communication Group of answer choices the audience only sends messages. the audience only receives messages. the speaker only sends messages. the speaker only receives messages. all participants continuously send and receive messages. Flag question: Question 5 Question 5 1 pts Which of the following is part of a person's culture? Group of answer choices language religion clothing All of these answers are correct. None of these answers is correct. Flag question: Question 6 Question 6 1 pts The "lens" through which a person sees and interprets reality is called his or her Group of answer choices culture. ethnicity.

faith. value system. worldview. Flag question: Question 7 Question 7 1 pts Common knowledge is defined as information Group of answer choices attributed in a speech. cited by multiple authors. paraphrased when spoken. shared by written communication. widely known and distributed in many sources. Flag question: Question 8 Question 8 1 pts Being a good public speaker can help you Group of answer choices in your job. in the community. in the classroom. All of these answers are correct. None of these answers are correct. Flag question: Question 9 Question 9 1 pts Inexperienced public speakers typically experience which of the following? Group of answer choices casual speaking style insufficient practice time topics that are too specific lack of empathy Flag question: Question 10 Question 10 1 pts A speech that is designed to influence listeners to learn a foreign language has which of the following main objectives? Group of answer choices informing entertainment attribution persuasion Flag question: Question 11 Question 11 1 pts Which of the following presentation elements help audience recall by supporting the thesis statement? Group of answer choices audiovisual supports main points style choices transition words Flag question: Question 12 Question 12 1 pts

In a speech outline, subpoints are designed to Group of answer choices allow room for interpretation. expand on main points. move the reader between pauses. show the audience the "bottom line." Flag question: Question 13 Question 13 1 pts In a speech, examples, testimony, statistics, and narratives are all considered Group of answer choices audiovisual aids. bibliographic information. delivery supports. rhetorical content. supporting materials. Flag question: Question 14 Question 14 1 pts Which of the following is an example of a speech transition? Group of answer choices "Are there any questions?" "Becoming a professional scuba diver takes time." "We just discussed polar bears. Now, let's move on to penguins." "Yes, that's true." Flag question: Question 15 Question 15 1 pts When speakers are able to speak confidently and smoothly without reading their notes, they are said to have mastered Group of answer choices audience analysis. extemporaneous delivery. attention getting. interpretation. Flag question: Question 16 Question 16 1 pts What part of a speech's introduction briefly lists the speech's main points? Group of answer choices attention-getter clincher preview subordination Flag question: Question 17 Question 17 1 pts During the speech, the speaker should summarize main points and provide a clincher in the Group of answer choices conclusion. delivery. introduction. research. Flag question: Question 18

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Question 18 1 pts A speaker who states that a campus club likes reggae because one of its members listens to it makes a(n) Group of answer choices common inference. hasty generalization. invalid attribution. post hoc fallacy. Flag question: Question 19 Question 19 1 pts The defining quality of post hoc fallacies is that they Group of answer choices cause listeners to draw improper conclusions. incorrectly link causes and effects. repeat published materials with errors. seem to be one thing but are another. Flag question: Question 20 Question 20 1 pts The phrase “used more than any other soap in America” is an example of Group of answer choices ad populum fallacy. ethical marketing. paraphrased information. common knowledge. Flag question: Question 21 Question 21 1 pts Public speakers who mix facts with distortions use which of the following? Group of answer choices cultural mores. ethical absolutes. false inferences. half-truths. Flag question: Question 22 Question 22 1 pts Why do speakers sometimes resort to personal attacks? Group of answer choices to compensate for weak arguments to draw attention to cultural issues to portray politics in a positive light to show the power of conflict in speech Flag question: Question 23 Question 23 1 pts The basic premise of bandwagoning is that an argument must be true because it is Group of answer choices believed by most people. endorsed by the speaker. paraphrased very closely. part of common knowledge. Flag question: Question 24

Question 24 1 pts In the public speaking process, it is most important for whom to demonstrate sound listening skills? Group of answer choices argumentative audience passive speaker speaker and audience superficial audience Flag question: Question 25 Question 25 1 pts Audiences with strong listening skills enjoy which of the following benefits? Group of answer choices ability to absorb information constructive distractions personal focus political leverage Flag question: Question 26 Question 26 1 pts Speakers who engage in interruptive listening are often viewed as Group of answer choices arrogant. courteous. sincere. understanding. Flag question: Question 27 Question 27 1 pts An audience member who focuses on a speaker's words and gestures, asks questions, and nods when in agreement demonstrates Group of answer choices holistic interaction. interactive listening. speech critiquing. theoretical processing. Flag question: Question 28 Question 28 1 pts At what point in a presentation do listeners tend to pay the most attention? Group of answer choices after the first main point after the presentation ends just after the start just before the start Flag question: Question 29 Question 29 1 pts When listeners know little about a presentation’s topic, speakers should do which of the following? Group of answer choices address no questions avoid jargon delete key terms insert details

raise the volume Flag question: Question 30 Question 30 1 pts Which of the following is an example of internal noise? Group of answer choices beeping fire alarm blinking projector light classroom conversation ringing cell phone worrying about an exam

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