Oral Communication Week Two Quiz

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One of the goals of an informative speech is to present information in a way to help the audience remember it.
True
A synonym of "hot" is "spicy".
True
A speaker who is describing the effects of World War II on the European economy is giving a process speech.
False
In an effective speech the speaker should not have to explain to the audience hw the infomration is relevant to them.
False
Using presentational aids will help your speech be more memorable
True
The method of informing that explains the meaning of something is called:
a. describption
b. definition
c. comparison
d. narration
e. contrast
B. definition
The primary goal of an informative speech is to:
a. entertain
b. incite
c. educate
d. encourage
e. aggravate
C. educate
According to the text, creativity comes from:
a. traits
b. personality
c. heredity
d. timing
e. hard work
C. heredity

Information that is new to an audience and piques curiosity is called:
a. creative
b. thought proviking
c. challenging
d. intellectually stimulating
e. mind blowing
D. intellectually stimulating
If you were giving a speec on how to make smoked salmon, you would be giving a(n)
a. persuasive speech
b. process speech
c. ceremonial speech
d. expository speech
e. creative speech
B. process speech
One way to make an argument in a persuasive speech is to support a claim by linking it to a comparable example.
True
Listeners are more likely to use the central route of processing when they feel that the information in a speech is important to them.
True
A person who is able to see the world through someone else's eyes has empathy
True
A speaker commits the straw man fallacy when he or she presents a generalization that is not supported with evidence.
False
The two types of reasoning are inductive reasoning and conductive reasoning.
False