Chapter 17 - TACN5 (Diễn thuyết trước công chúng) FTU

STT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Question According to your textbook, listeners are persuaded by a speaker for one or more of four major reasons. Which of the following is among those reasons? A) The audience is captivated by the speaker's gestures. B) The audience's emotions are touched by the speaker's ideas or language. C) The audience perceives the speaker as having high credibility. D) all of the above E) b and c only According to your textbook, people are persuaded by a speaker, in part, because A) they are convinced by the speaker's reasoning. B) they perceive the speaker as having high credibility. C) they are won over by the speaker's evidence. D) all of the above E) a and c only According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are A) competence and character. B) prestige and charisma. C) character and reputation. D) popularity and intelligence. E) charisma and competence. Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech? A) Explain your expertise on the speech topic. B) Deliver your speeches fluently and expressively. C) Establish common ground with your audience. D) all of the above E) a and c only Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true? A) A speaker's credibility is based on her or his reputation rather than on what happens during a speech. B) Credibility refers to the speaker's true character and competence, not merely to the audience's perception of the speaker. C) A speaker's credibility is affected by almost every aspect of the speech except delivery. D) Although credibility is an important factor for professional speakers, it does not matter in classroom speeches. E) The same speaker can have high credibility for one audience and low credibility for another audience. Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true? A) A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's personal appearance. B) A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's competence and character. C) A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's manner of delivery. D) A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's personality and reputation. E) A speaker's credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's intelligence and prestige. As explained in your textbook, the credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak is called _________ credibility. A) initial B) negative C) derived D) original E) terminal According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech is called _________ credibility. A) final B) derived C) concluding D) terminal E) acquired Answer E D A D E B A D 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech? A) Avoid the use of reasoning by analogy. B) Deliver your speeches with genuine conviction. C) Make frequent use of visual aids. D) all of the above E) a and c only Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way to enhance your credibility in a persuasive speech? A) Establish common ground with your audience. B) Avoid talking about your personal knowledge of the topic. C) Relate the topic to the audience in your introduction. D) all of the above E) a and b only What contemporary researchers term credibility, Aristotle termed A) ethics. B) logos. C) ethos. D) pathos. E) credos. According to your textbook, listeners are persuaded by a speaker for one or more of four major reasons. Which of the following is among those reasons? A) The audience is impressed by the speaker's use of visual aids. B) The audience is won over by the speaker's evidence. C) The audience is captivated by the speaker's gestures. D) all of the above E) a and b only Developer Martin Cray had low credibility when he began his speech to a neighborhood group opposed to a new shopping center he hoped to build. During the speech, his credibility increased because his audience was impressed with his command of the facts and his willingness to work with the neighborhood on plans for the shopping center. According to your textbook, the credibility produced by everything Martin said and did during the speech is called _________ credibility. A) derived B) functional C) perceived D) variable E) ongoing According to your textbook, when is it especially important for a persuasive speaker to establish common ground with the audience? A) when presenting a plan B) at the end of the speech C) when reasoning from specific instances D) at the beginning of the speech E) when explaining visual aids Audience members were unsure about the credibility of Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project border patrol group, when he came to speak on campus. As he spoke, he built his credibility by using high-quality evidence and relating to the concerns of his audience. After the speech, students agreed they would like to have him visit campus again for a roundtable discussion. According to your textbook, the credibility that Gilchrist produced by the end of his speech is called _________ credibility. A) steady B) perceived C) developed D) ongoing E) terminal According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are competence and A) logic. B) charisma. C) character. D) pathos. E) status. According to your textbook, the credibility of a speaker produced by everything the speaker says or does during the speech itself is called A) contrived credibility. B) derived credibility. C) demonstrated credibility. D) generated credibility. E) terminal credibility. B A C B A D E C B 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 According to your textbook, research has shown that A) speakers with low initial credibility do not need to use as much evidence as speakers with high initial credibility. B) the credibility of a speaker is determined above all by how the audience perceives the speaker's intelligence and prestige. C) speakers can enhance their credibility by delivering their speeches fluently and expressively. D) personal appearance is the most important factor in determining a speaker's derived credibility. E) a speaker can begin with low terminal credibility and develop high initial credibility as the speech proceeds. To create common ground with an audience in the introduction of a persuasive speech, your textbook recommends that you A) show the audience that you share their values. B) use statistics to show the extent of a problem. C) confront the audience for failing to do the right thing. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility of a persuasive speaker are character and A) status. B) competence. C) logic. D) charisma. E) pathos. Efram's audience was persuaded by his speech because they perceived him to be sincere, trustworthy, and to have their best interests at heart. Which factor of credibility influenced Efram's audience? A) dynamism B) charisma C) expertise D) character E) competence A local landlord with a reputation for failing to return security deposits at the end oa lease has been invited to present his viewpoint at a meeting of the local tenants' union. To everyone's surprise, the landlord accepts the invitation despite the fact that he will be facing an audience with a decidedly negative view of his integrity. What factor will the landlord have to overcome ihis speech is to have any chance of being persuasive? A) low initial credibility B) low generated credibility C) low introductory credibility D) low terminal credibility E) low derived credibility As your textbook explains, when you use evidence in a persuasive speech, you should A) use evidence from credible sources. B) tell the audience what the evidence proves. C) choose evidence that is familiar to the audience. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. Studies have found that public speakers will usually be more persuasive when they A) use evidence that is already familiar to the audience. B) present evidence in specific rather than general terms. C) state evidence without drawing explicit conclusions from it. D) avoid emotional appeals when seeking action from the audience. E) speak slightly slower than normal when delivering the speech. According to your textbook, what kind oreasoning is used in the following statement? Last summer, a five-year-old boy in Seattle was killed by his brother when the two were playing with their father's gun. Last month, four-year-old Dylan Jackson accidentally killed himself after finding a loaded gun at a friend's home during a birthday party. In Tampa, Florida, a two-year-old shot himself in the chest with a pistol left in the family couch. Clearly, children in America are at risk from gun accidents. A) chain reasoning B) reasoning from principle C) deductive reasoning D) reasoning from specific instances E) analogical reasoning C A B D A E B D 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 What kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? The income of male accountants is 20 percent higher than the income of female accountants. There is a similar difference between the income of male and female lawyers. Even among doctors, we find an income gap of 20 percent or more within most medical specialties. It is clear that in many professions women continue to earn less than men. A) reasoning from gender B) reasoning from comparison C) reasoning from specific instances D) reasoning from general cases E) reasoning from principle Evidence and reasoning are the two major elements of persuasion that Aristotle called A) pathos. B) logos. C) credos. D) ethos. E) mythos. As your textbook explains, when reasoning from principle in a persuasive speech, it is particularly important that you A) establish the credibility of your causal premise. B) draw your conclusion from a large and representative sample. C) assess whether you need to support your general principle with evidence. D) make sure your general principle and minor premise are analogous. E) balance the time spent on your minor premise and causal premise. As your textbook explains, studies have found that public speakers will usually be more persuasive when they A) use specific evidence. B) use evidence from credible sources. C) use evidence that is new to the audience. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. According to your textbook, as a persuasive speaker, your two major concerns with respect to reasoning are to A) establish credibility and reason correctly. B) make sure your reasoning is clear and credible. C) avoid fallacies and support reasoning with testimony. D) adapt reasoning to both hostile and favorable listeners. E) make sure your reasoning is sound and convincing. What kind of reasoning is used in the following statement? A sexual encounter with someone who does not consent to it is rape. A person who is incapacitated by alcohol cannot consent to sex. Therefore, a sexual encounter with a person incapacitated by alcohol is rape. A) reasoning from specific instances B) reasoning from principle C) reasoning from prudence D) reasoning from safety E) reasoning from cause According to your textbook, all of the following are tips for using evidence in a persuasive speech except A) Present evidence in specific rather than general terms. B) Balance the amount of evidence used to support each main point. C) Support ideas with evidence that is new to the audience. D) Make clear the point your evidence is supposed to prove. E) Rely on evidence from competent, credible sources. According to your textbook, it is especially important to use evidence in a persuasive speech in order to A) reinforce your competence on the topic. B)