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Q: According to your textbook, a speech in which an individual gives thanks for a gift or award is termed a(n) a. speech of presentation. b. commemorative speech. c. after-dinner speech. d. acceptance speech. e. speech of introduction.

Q: When Gabriel received the Top Engineering Student award at the departments annual award ceremony, he gave a speech thanking the department for according him this honor. According to your textbook, what kind of special-occasion speech did Gabriel give? a. an inspirational speech b. a speech of introduction c. a commemorative speech d. an acceptance speech e. a speech of presentation

Q: When Carlos Bustamante received the Alumni of the Year award at his alma maters annual award dinner, he gave a speech thanking the school for recognizing his work. What kind of speech did Carlos give? a. an acceptance speech b. a speech of introduction c. a commemorative speech d. a speech of presentation e. an informative speech

Q: Before presenting the colleges Athlete of the Year award, the athletic director made a point of praising the two athletes who were runners up in this years competition. According to your textbook, was this choice appropriate for a speech of presentation? a. No. It is almost always in poor taste to mention the losers. b. Yes. Identifying the losers makes the winner look even better. c. No. Naming anyone other than the winner usually irritates the audience. d. Yes. It is often appropriate to praise the losers of a competition. e. No. Mentioning the losers diminishes the value of an award.

Q: At a comedy awards show, Adam Sandler gave a splendid speech explaining why David Letterman was receiving a special award for his achievements in television comedy. According to your textbook, what kind of special occasion speech did Sandler deliver? a. an after-dinner speech b. a speech of introduction c. a speech of presentation d. a memorial speech e. a celebratory speech

Q: Which of the following is an example of a speech of presentation? a. a speech presenting a main speaker to the audience b. a speech presenting a eulogy at a funeral c. a speech presenting a toast to the bride and groom d. a speech presenting a new manager to her employees e. a speech presenting an award to an outstanding student

Q: Which of the following is an example of a speech of presentation? a. a speech presenting a new reporter to the newspaper staff b. a speech presenting reasons why a new high school needs to be built c. a speech presenting a famous professor who will lecture on economics d. a speech presenting a certificate of recognition to an outstanding worker e. a speech presenting the annual earnings report to stockholders

Q: When giving a speech of presentation, you should usually a. tell why the recipient is receiving her or his award. b. present the main speaker briefly and accurately. c. avoid mentioning the losers of the award competition. d. adapt your presentation to the main speaker. e. give a brief biography of the main speaker.

Q: According to your textbook, the main purpose of a speech of presentation is to present a. the main speaker to the audience. b. thanks for a gift or an award. c. the reasons why a person deserves commendation. d. information about the importance of the occasion. e. a gift or an award to the recipient.

Q: A speaker introducing the president of a university to an audience of prospective students and their families will best accomplish this goal by a. praising the president as the finest public speaker on campus. b. presenting a detailed biography of the presidents entire life. c. discussing the history of the university and its excellent athletic teams. d. summarizing the presidents major accomplishments at the university. e. defending the changes in graduation requirements instituted by the president.

Q: As president of the citys historical society, Madeline is introducing the guest speaker at the societys year-end banquet. According to your textbook, the best way for Madeline to create a sense of anticipation and drama in her speech of introduction is to a. save the name of the guest speaker for last. b. use PowerPoint to explain the guest speakers accomplishments. c. tell the audience that the guest speaker is an excellent orator. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Q: At the annual basketball banquet, Clark is introducing the mens coach, a man who is well known by everyone in the room. According to your textbook, the best way for Clark to create a sense of anticipation and drama in his speech of introduction is to a. present a detailed biography of the coachs life. b. tell an embarrassing story about the coachs childhood. c. be creative by learning about the coach and casting him in a new light. d. all of the above. e. b and c only.

Q: According to your textbook, the best way to create a sense of anticipation and drama in a speech of introduction is to a. save the name of the main speaker for last. b. tell the audience that the main speaker is an excellent orator. c. use PowerPoint to explain the main speakers accomplishments. d. deliver the speech word for word from a written manuscript. e. give a detailed biography of the main speaker.

Q: One method recommended in your textbook for creating a sense of drama and anticipation in a speech of introduction is to a. present a brief biography of the main speaker. b. save the name of the main speaker until the final moment. c. use visual aids that focus attention on the main speaker. d. praise the speaking skills of the main speaker. e. make sure the introduction is completely accurate.

Q: What does it mean to say that a speech of introduction should be adapted to the main speaker? a. The speech should preview what the main speakers points will be. b. The speech should be given in the same style as the person being introduced. c. The speech should avoid creating discomfort for the main speaker. d. all of the above e. a and c only

Q: As your textbook explains, when you give a speech of introduction, you should be sure to adapt your remarks to the a. occasion. b. audience. c. main speaker. d. all of the above. e. a and b only.

Q: All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for a speech of introduction except a. Make sure your remarks are completely accurate. b. Adapt your remarks to the main speaker. c. Adapt your remarks to the audience. d. Limit your remarks to ten minutes in length. e. Try to create a sense of anticipation and drama.

Q: All of the following are presented in your textbook as guidelines for a speech of introduction except a. Be brief. b. Adapt your remarks to the occasion. c. Bring the speech to life by using a hypothetical example. d. Try to create a sense of anticipation and drama. e. Make sure your remarks are completely accurate.

Q: Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a guideline for a speech of introduction? a. Prepare your speech so it will last between 15 and 20 minutes. b. Use a quotation at the beginning to secure the attention of the audience. c. Make sure your remarks about the main speaker are completely accurate. d. Generate humor with an embarrassing story about the main speaker. e. Assume that the audience knows nothing about the main speaker.

Q: One main purpose of a speech of introduction is to a. explain why the person being introduced is receiving her or his award. b. inspire the audience with a sense of the significance of the occasion. c. create a welcoming climate to build enthusiasm for the main speaker. d. explain why listeners should pay tribute to a person, idea, or institution. e. enhance the credibility of the speaker who is making the introduction.

Q: Which of the following is an example of a speech for a special occasion? a. a speech presenting an award to a retiring newspaper editor b. a presentation on marketing strategy at a sales meeting c. a talk to new college students about how to register for classes d. a campaign speech by a candidate for the U.S. Senate e. a lecture by a visiting professor in a college class

Q: T F A commemorative speech is the one kind of speech in which clichs and trite sentiments are appropriate. Multiple-Choice Questions (Students are to indicate the best answer for each question by circling the correct letter.)

Q: T F Effective commemorative speeches depend above all on the speakers use of reasoning.

Q: T F In a commemorative speech, your fundamental purpose is to inspire your listeners.

Q: T F A commemorative speech honoring a person is essentially a biography of that person.

Q: T F A speech praising Doctors without Borders for its humanitarian contributions is an example of a commemorative speech.

Q: T F A speech honoring the astronauts who gave their lives on the space shuttle Columbia is an example of a commemorative speech.

Q: T F A speech presenting an award to a professor for outstanding teaching is an example of a commemorative speech.

Q: T F The fundamental purpose of a commemorative speech is to inspire your listeners.

Q: T F The purpose of a commemorative speech is to pay tribute to a person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea.

Q: T F A speech accepting an award is an example of a commemorative speech.

Q: T F The basic purpose of an acceptance speech is to give thanks for a gift or an award.

Q: T F It is almost always in poor taste to mention the losers of an award in a speech of presentation.

Q: T F When giving a speech of presentation, you should usually explain why the recipient is being given his or her award.

Q: T F The purpose of a speech of presentation is to present the main speaker to the audience.

Q: T F One of the main purposes of a speech of presentation is to build the credibility of the main speaker.

Q: T F Speeches of presentation are given when someone is receiving publicly a gift or an award.

Q: T F A speech of introduction should usually be read from a manuscript.

Q: T F When giving a speech of introduction, you should usually save the name of the main speaker until the final moment, even when the audience already knows who he or she is.

Q: T F When giving a speech of introduction, you should state the name of the main speaker as soon as possible to avoid confusion among members of the audience.

Q: T F If you are introducing the same speaker to an audience of college students for a morning presentation and to the city chamber of commerce for an afternoon presentation, you should use the same speech for each occasion.

Q: T F One major purpose of a speech of introduction is to establish a welcoming climate that will boost the credibility of the main speaker.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, speeches of introduction usually should be 8 to 10 minutes long.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, speeches of introduction usually should be two to three minutes long.

Q: T F One major purpose of a speech of introduction is to build enthusiasm for the upcoming speaker.

Q: T F One major purpose of a speech of introduction is to focus attention on the person making the introduction.

Q: T F The purpose of a speech of introduction is to introduce the main speaker to the audience.

Q: T F The primary purpose of a special occasion speech is to convey information to an audience.

Q: A red herring fallacy a. assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked. b. introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion. c. assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. d. forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist. e. assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented.

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Everyone runs red lights when theyre in a hurry, so theres no reason I shouldnt do it, too. a. slippery slope b. hasty generalization c. false cause d. either-or e. bandwagon

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Almost every state in the U.S. has laws permitting citizens to carry concealed weapons. The popularity of these laws shows that allowing people to carry concealed weapons is good public policy. a. false cause b. red herring c. invalid analogy d. slippery slope e. bandwagon

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The mayor was re-elected with a large majority and continues to have high popularity in the polls. Clearly, then, he has the correct policy on police-community relations. a. bandwagon b. invalid analogy c. hasty generalization d. ad hominem e. false cause

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The best-tasting cola is obviously Coke. More people buy Coke than any other brand. a. bandwagon b. appeal to loyalty c. invalid syllogism d. appeal to tradition e. either-or

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Instituting a national sales tax must be a bad idea. Polls show that 66 percent of Americans oppose it. a. invalid syllogism b. appeal to statistics c. red herring d. bandwagon e. slippery slope

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? Every presidential administration in recent memory has engaged in questionable fundraising activities, so I dont see any reason why it is wrong for the current administration to do so. a. red herring b. bandwagon c. slippery slope d. invalid syllogism e. hasty generalization

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? There cant be anything wrong with cheating on exams if 75 percent of college students do it. a. red herring b. bandwagon c. slippery slope d. invalid syllogism e. appeal to novelty

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? The United States is one of only four countries in the world with a minimum legal drinking age of 21. Clearly, then, we should change our drinking age. a. slippery slope b. appeal to sympathy c. appeal to novelty d. red herring e. bandwagon

Q: The bandwagon fallacy a. assumes that taking a first step will inevitably lead to other steps that cannot be prevented. b. introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion. c. assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. d. forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist. e. assumes that because two things are related in time, they are causally linked.

Q: According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? In high school I didnt have to study at all and I earned good grades in all my classes, so Im sure I dont need to study to do well in my college classes. a. either-or b. red herring c. invalid analogy d. hasty deduction e. false cause

Q: According to your textbook, what error in reasoning is exemplified in the following statement? How can we reduce our dependence on foreign oil? The answer is simplejust get rid of our cars. In Chile, there is only 1 car for every 100 people, compared to almost 8 cars per 100 people in the United States. If Chile can do it, then we can too. a. bandwagon b. appeal to geography c. invalid analogy d. appeal to tradition e. faulty deduction

Q: What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following passage? Home sales were 30 percent higher in the summer of 2011, when temperatures averaged 95 degrees, than they were in the summer of 2010, when the average temperature was only 83 degrees. Clearly, then, hot temperatures make people more inclined to buy a house. a. invalid analogy b. circular thinking c. hasty generalization d. false cause e. faulty deduction

Q: What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? I always wear my blue sweater when I take an exam, but I couldnt find it yesterday. If I had worn it yesterday, I would not have flunked my accounting exam. a. circular thinking b. hasty generalization c. invalid analogy d. false cause e. faulty deduction

Q: When committing the fallacy of false cause, a speaker assumes a. that a single event has multiple causes. b. that when one thing follows another, the first is the cause of the second. c. that an audience is familiar with the causes of an event. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.

Q: Post hoc, ergo propter hoc, meaning after this, therefore because of this, is a fallacy associated with _________ reasoning. a. parallel b. deductive c. comparative d. descriptive e. causal

Q: What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? Both of my roommates drink at least three cans of soda every day and neither of them is overweight, so all those studies that link soda consumption to obesity must be wrong. a. circular reasoning b. hasty generalization c. invalid analogy d. false cause e. bandwagon

Q: What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? French movies are all dull. I saw three of them last semester in my film class and couldnt stay awake through a single one. a. false cause b. faulty deduction c. invalid analogy d. hasty generalization e. circular thinking

Q: The fallacy of hasty generalization occurs when a speaker a. compares specific instances that are not essentially similar. b. jumps to a conclusion on the basis of too few instances. c. generalizes on the basis of atypical cases. d. all of the above. e. b and c only.

Q: When reasoning from specific instances, a persuasive speaker should be especially careful to avoid the fallacy of a. false cause. b. appeal to tradition. c. hasty generalization. d. appeal to ignorance. e. false example.

Q: What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? My Volkswagen constantly needs repairs, and so does my roommates Toyota. We can see, then, that foreign cars are unreliable. a. invalid analogy b. hasty generalization c. circular thinking d. false cause e. faulty deduction

Q: According to your textbook, a fallacy is a. a kind of appeal to emotion. b. an inductive argument. c. another name for a syllogism. d. a strong argument. e. an error in reasoning.

Q: In her speech arguing for the elimination of pennies from the U.S. money supply, Susan demonstrated that her plan will work by showing that a similar plan worked when the U.S. eliminated the half penny in 1857. What kind of reasoning did Susan use in her argument? a. causal reasoning b. analogical reasoning c. deductive reasoning d. comparative reasoning e. classical reasoning

Q: What kind of reasoning is used in the following passage? In Germany, female employees can take up to 18 weeks of maternity leave with full pay. If such a plan can work in a prosperous nation such as Germany, surely it can work throughout the United States. a. generalization b. causal c. analogical d. specific e. descriptive

Q: What kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? Local control of the school system is the most effective way to educate our children. Therefore, local control of the health care system is the most effective way to maintain the health of our citizens. a. analogical reasoning b. practical reasoning c. specific reasoning d. factual reasoning e. dependent reasoning

Q: According to your textbook, what kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? Five years ago, we came together as a community by voting to build a new elementary school. Today we are asking you to come together again, this time to build a new recreational facility. If we did it before, we can do it again. a. positive reasoning b. analogical reasoning c. chronological reasoning d. functional reasoning e. dialogical reasoning

Q: What kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? Requiring students to sign an honor code has reduced the incidences of cheating at George Mason University. If we adopt such a code at our school, it will help us reduce the amount of cheating as well. a. chain reasoning b. deductive reasoning c. dependent reasoning d. practical reasoning e. analogical reasoning

Q: What kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? Colorizing old movies such as Citizen Kane is like repainting the Mona Lisa. a. analogical b. artistic c. reasoning from principle d. reasoning from specific instances e. causal

Q: The following statement is an example of reasoning from _________ This program was implemented in Philadelphia two years ago and has provided housing for more than 2,000 people at little cost to the city. If it can work there, it can work here, too. a. cause. b. validity. c. principle. d. analogy. e. maxim.

Q: What kind of reasoning is used in the following passage? The Amber Alert system has already proved effective in the states where it has been adopted. Because it has helped return kidnapped children to their parents in those states, we can be confident that it will produce similar results once it is passed into law in our state. a. legal reasoning b. comparative reasoning c. functional reasoning d. practical reasoning e. analogical reasoning

Q: According to your textbook, the most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning in a persuasive speech is a. whether there are enough analogies to support the general conclusion. b. whether the analogical principle is supported by the major premise. c. whether the analogy avoids the fallacy of post hoc, ergo propter hoc. d. whether the two cases being compared are essentially alike. e. whether the analogy assumes that complex events have only a single cause.

Q: When reasoning analogically, you infer that a. a causal relationship can be established between two or more events. b. what is true in one case will also be true in a similar case. c. a general principle is validated by a question of fact. d. your position is true because it is demonstrated by statistical trends. e. a specific conclusion is true because it is verified by a general principle.