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Q: Of all the kinds of speechmaking, __________ speaking is the most complex and the most challenging. a. persuasive b. after-dinner c. ceremonial d. informative e. commemorative

Q: T F The final step in Monroes motivated sequence is to call for action by the audience in support of the speakers plan. Multiple-Choice Questions (Students are to indicate the best answer for each question by circling the correct letter.)

Q: T F The final step in Monroes motivated sequence is to visualize how much better things will be if the speakers plan is adopted.

Q: T F When a speaker uses Monroes motivated sequence, the satisfaction step is usually presented in the conclusion.

Q: T F When a speaker uses Monroes motivated sequence, the need step is usually presented in the introduction.

Q: T F The first step in Monroes motivated sequence is to get the attention of the audience.

Q: T F The first step in Monroes motivated sequence is to convince the audience that there is a need for action.

Q: T F Monroes motivated sequence is most appropriate for speeches that seek passive agreement from the audience.

Q: T F Monroes motivated sequence is most appropriate for speeches that try to persuade listeners to take immediate action.

Q: T F Monroes motivated sequence is another name for problem-cause-solution order.

Q: T F Monroes motivated sequence is most appropriate for persuasive speeches on questions of value.

Q: T F Comparative advantages order is most appropriate when the audience already agrees that a problem exists.

Q: T F Comparative-advantages order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of value.

Q: T F Problem-cause-solution order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of policy.

Q: T F Problem-cause-solution order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of fact.

Q: T F The burden of proof rests with the persuasive speaker who advocates change.

Q: T F The burden of proof is the obligation of a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary.

Q: T F When you discuss a question of policy, you must deal with three basic issuesattention, plan, and action.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that Congress should ban the exportation of dangerous pesticides is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy whose aim is immediate action.

Q: T F To persuade my audience to become volunteers for the Special Olympics is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy whose aim is immediate action.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that our community should adopt tougher measures to deal with the problem of noise pollution is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy whose aim is passive agreement.

Q: T F Research indicates that once a listener takes action in support of a speakers position, she or he is more likely to support that speakers position in the future.

Q: T F When trying to persuade listeners to take action, you should usually be specific about the action you want them to take.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, speakers who give persuasive speeches seeking immediate action should make their call for action as general as possible.

Q: T F According to your textbook, when speaking to persuade, it is easier to gain immediate action from an audience than to evoke passive agreement.

Q: T F As your textbook makes clear, when speaking to persuade, it is easier to evoke passive agreement from an audience than to gain immediate action.

Q: T F When you give a persuasive speech on a question of policy, you can seek either passive agreement or immediate action from your audience.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that video games are a major cause of youth violence is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that capital punishment does not deter people from committing crimes such as murder is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that the United States should adopt a national sales tax to help reduce the national debt is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that the federal government should ban all advertising for tobacco products is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: T F Questions of policy usually include the word should.

Q: T F Questions of policy deal with whether something should or should not be done.

Q: T F Questions of policy inevitably incorporate questions of fact.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that college athletic coaches should automatically lose their jobs whenever they are found guilty of recruiting violations is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that cloning human beings is morally unjustifiable is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value.

Q: T F Persuasive speeches on questions of value usually argue directly for or against particular courses of action.

Q: T F Persuasive speeches on questions of value are almost always arranged in topical order.

Q: T F Once you go beyond arguing right or wrong to arguing that something should or should not be done, you are moving from a question of opinion to a question of value.

Q: T F The first main point in a persuasive speech on a question of value should usually be devoted to establishing the standards on which you base your judgment.

Q: T F Persuasive speeches on questions of value focus on the worth, rightness, or morality of an idea or action.

Q: T F When dealing with a question of value, a public speaker needs to justify his or her value judgment on the basis of some set of standards or criteria.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that capital punishment is unjust is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that electronic voting is more accurate than punch card voting is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.

Q: T F To persuade my audience to support the construction of a new convention center is a specific purpose statement for a question of fact.

Q: T F To persuade my audience that genetically altered crops pose hazards to human health is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.

Q: T F Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in problem-solution order.

Q: T F Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in topical order.

Q: T F Questions of fact usually include the word should.

Q: T F Questions of fact deal only with events that have already happened.

Q: T F Questions of fact are easy subjects for persuasive speeches because they almost always have clear-cut answers.

Q: T F A persuasive speech on a question of fact is essentially the same as an informative speech.

Q: T F Concentrating on a target audience means that a persuasive speaker can ignore the rest of her or his listeners.

Q: T F When trying to persuade a hostile audience, you should usually be wary of even mentioning the audiences objections to your point of view.

Q: T F When speaking to persuade, you should try to anticipate places where the audience might object and then answer the objections in your speech.

Q: T F Audience analysis and adaptation are usually less challenging in persuasive speaking than in speaking to inform.

Q: T F Audience analysis and adaptation are usually more demanding in persuasive speaking than in speaking to inform.

Q: T F Research indicates that audiences often engage in a mental give-and-take with the speaker as they listen to a persuasive speech.

Q: T F Persuasion is a psychological process in which listeners engage in a mental dialogue with the speaker.

Q: T F Your success in a persuasive speech will usually depend on how well you adapt to the attitudes, beliefs, and values of your audience.

Q: T F As your textbook explains, when faced with an audience that strongly opposes your point of view, you can consider your persuasive speech a success if it leads even a few listeners to reexamine their views.

Q: T F Moving listeners from being strongly opposed to a speakers position to being only moderately opposed would be a sign of a successful persuasive speech.

Q: T F Of all the kinds of public speaking, persuasion is the most complex and the most challenging.

Q: T F One way for a persuasive speaker to uphold the ethical obligations of speechmaking is to learn about all sides of an issue.

Q: T F Persuasive speakers should aim to construct speeches that are both convincing and ethically sound.

Q: T F Because everyone knows that a persuasive speakers goal is to influence the audiences beliefs or actions, questions of ethics are less important in persuasive speaking than in other kinds of speaking.

Q: Identify the five steps of Monroes motivated sequence and explain what a speaker should do in each step.

Q: Briefly describe the following methods of speech organization. In what circumstances would a speaker be most likely to use each in a persuasive speech on a question of policy? a. problem-cause-solution order b. comparative advantages order c. Monroes motivated sequence

Q: Compare and contrast passive agreement and immediate action as goals for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Q: Identify and explain the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy. What determines how much attention you should give to each issue in a specific speech?

Q: What is the burden of proof, and what does it mean for a persuasive speaker who advocates a change of policy?

Q: Explain the following statement: When you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you should make sure to justify your value judgment against some identifiable standards or criteria.

Q: Develop three different specific purpose statements for a persuasive speech on the topic of college tuitionone for a speech dealing with a question of fact, one for a speech dealing with a question of value, and one for a speech dealing with a question of policy.

Q: Explain the distinctions among questions of fact, value, and policy. Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on each question.

Q: What is the target audience for a persuasive speech? Why is determining and analyzing the target audience so important to effective persuasive speaking?

Q: What does it mean to say that audiences engage in a mental dialogue with the speaker as they listen to a persuasive speech? What implications does this mental dialogue have for a speaker who seeks to persuade skeptical listeners?

Q: Explain the following statement: A persuasive speaker should think of her or his speech as a kind of mental dialogue with the audience.