Chapter 16 - TACN5 (Diễn thuyết trước công chúng) FTU

STT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Question Blake circulated a questionnaire to gauge his classmates' attitudes toward implementing a special tax on junk food. He discovered that 5 audience members already agreed there should be such a tax, 6 were firmly opposed, and 10 were undecided. From these results, Blake decided that the 10 undecided class members were the __________ for his speech. A) projected audience B) majority audience C) focus audience D) target audience E) central audience Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A) a mayor presenting the Volunteer of the Year Award at a banquet B) a scientist urging the FDA to ban plastics containing the chemical BPA C) a newly elected governor thanking supporters for their help in the campaign D) a company president boasting about the increase in dividends to shareholders E) a doctor explaining a diagnosis and treatment options to a patient According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to A) learn about all sides of an issue. B) use visual aids when discussing practicality. C) present their evidence fairly and accurately. D) all of the above. E) a and c only. According to your textbook, persuasion is a psychological process in which listeners engage in a __________ with the speaker. A) mental dialogue B) situational disagreement C) cognitive restructuring D) feedback loop E) logical debate Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A) a friend offering a humorous toast at a wedding B) a volunteer convincing a group of citizens to sign a petition C) an academic advisor explaining the study abroad process D) all of the above E) a and c only Luna wanted to convince the technology department at her company to install new accounting software. Some staff members supported the change, a few were opposed, and most were undecided. Luna realized that the undecided group was her __________ , so she focused most of her effort on them. A) majority audience B) target audience C) projected audience D) focus audience E) central audience If you want to persuade a skeptical audience, which of the following is it most important for you to do in your speech? A) Define unclear terms in the introduction. B) Organize the speech in problem-solution order. C) Focus the speech on questions of value. D) Answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism. E) Include a call for action in the conclusion. According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to A) make sure their goals are ethically sound. B) learn about all sides of an issue. C) present their evidence fairly and accurately. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A) a president of a company presenting an award to an outstanding employee B) a marketing manager explaining a new product to the company's sales force C) a personnel manager defining employee benefits at a meeting of workers D) a union representative urging management to avoid a strike by raising wages E) a finance officer reporting sales figures to the board of directors As your textbook explains, if you want to persuade a skeptical audience, you need to A) organize the speech in Monroe's motivated sequence. B) urge the audience to take immediate action. C) circulate an audience-analysis questionnaire. D) answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism. E) focus your speech on questions of practicality. Answer D B E A B B D D D D 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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 Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? A) a United States President praising World War II veterans B) a history professor lecturing on the rise of industrialism C) a judge explaining the rules of evidence during a criminal trail D) a developer urging the city council to build a new convention center E) a geneticist reporting her research to a professional meeting The __________ is that portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade. A) core audience B) target audience C) projected audience D) intended audience E) focus audience That part of the audience a speaker most wants to persuade is called the A) specific audience. B) designated audience. C) central audience. D) special audience. E) target audience. According to your textbook, you should think of your persuasive speech as A) essentially the same as a commemorative speech. B) a kind of mental dialogue with the audience. C) less challenging than speaking to inform. D) all of the above. E) b and c only. "To persuade my audience that torture is morally justifiable in cases in which lives are at stake" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) opinion. C) strategy. D) attitude. E) value. "To persuade my audience that it is unethical for journalists to invade people's private lives" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) attitude. C) value. D) policy. E) opinion. Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in __________ order. A) topical B) problem-solution C) comparative advantages D) problem-cause-solution E) descriptive "To persuade my audience that cheating on schoolwork is never justified" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) value. B) opinion. C) practicality. D) standards. E) policy. "To persuade my audience that it is unethical for politicians to accept trips paid for by lobbyists" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) value. B) policy. C) attitude. D) opinion. E) fact. As your textbook explains, whenever you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you need to A) concentrate on convincing listeners who already share your view. B) organize the speech according to Monroe's motivated sequence. C) conclude your speech by urging the audience to take immediate action. D) deal with all three basic issues of need, plan, and practicality. E) justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria. A D B E B E C A A A E 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "To persuade my audience that birds evolved from dinosaurs" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) policy. B) fact. C) opinion. D) knowledge. E) research. "To persuade my audience that soccer will become the highest revenue-producing sport in the United States by 2030" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) policy. B) opinion. C) value. D) fact. E) attitude. As explained in your textbook, at which of the following would you be most likely to hear a persuasive speech on a question of fact? A) a graduation ceremony B) a retirement banquet C) an awards ceremony D) a political convention E) a jury trial Which of the following is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact? A) To persuade my audience that capital punishment is immoral. B) To persuade my audience that capital punishment should be the mandatory sentence for murder. C) To persuade my audience that capital punishment is never justifiable. D) To persuade my audience that capital punishment fails to deter people from committing murder. E) To persuade my audience that capital punishment should be abolished. "To persuade my audience that the use of social media to perform experiments on people's behavior without their consent is unethical" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) opinion. B) value. C) fact. D) attitude. E) policy. As your textbook explains, persuasive speeches on questions of value are most often organized in __________ order. A) topical B) analytical C) chronological D) deductive E) causal A persuasive speech exploring the truth or falsity of an assertion is known as a speech on a question of A) value. B) opinion. C) evidence. D) policy. E) fact. "To persuade my audience that the use of mobile communication devices by drivers-even when they are hands-free-is contributing to an increase in automobile accidents" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) policy. B) attitude. C) fact. D) value. E) opinion. The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of A) opinion, fact, and policy. B) problem, cause, and solution. C) fact, value, and policy. D) opinion, attitude, and value. E) need, plan, and practicality. "To persuade my audience that doctor-assisted suicide is morally acceptable" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) policy. C) judgment. D) health. E) value. B D E D B A E C C E 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 "To persuade my audience that criminalizing recreational drugs has failed to prevent their abuse" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) research. C) knowledge. D) policy. E) opinion. "To persuade my audience that a major earthquake will strike Los Angeles before the year 2020" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) attitude. C) value. D) policy. E) opinion. Persuasive speeches on questions of __________ judge whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair. A) criteria B) policy C) fact D) value E) judgment "To persuade my audience that long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields can cause serious health problems" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) value. B) opinion. C) attitude. D) policy. E) fact. "To persuade my audience that more-stringent privacy safeguards should be required of social networking sites" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) attitude. B) policy. C) value. D) opinion. E) fact. According to your textbook, questions of policy A) usually contain the word "should." B) also involve questions of fact and value. C) seldom come up in our daily lives. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. "To persuade my audience that the United States should devote more of its resources to ending world hunger" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) policy. B) opinion. C) fact. D) value. E) attitude. "To persuade my audience that student-loan repayment amounts should be tied to an individual's income" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) opinion. B) attitude. C) value. D) policy. E) fact. "To persuade my audience that prostitution should be legalized" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) value. B) policy. C) opinion. D) fact. E) attitude. The specific purpose for Scott's persuasive speech is "To persuade my audience to eat locally produced food." According to your textbook, Scott is speaking on a question of A) fact. B) research. C) opinion. D) policy. E) value. A A D E B E A D B E 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 "To persuade my audience that the National Park Service should reduce the number of camp sites in national parks by 50 percent" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) fact. B) attitude. C) value. D) policy. E) opinion. "To persuade my audience that they should adopt a program of regular exercise" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) action. B) policy. C) attitude. D) value. E) fact. "To persuade my audience that colleges should adhere to stricter standards when investigating and deciding cases of sexual assault on campus" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of A) value. B) policy. C) attitude. D) opinion. E) fact. "To persuade my audience that prescription drug advertising directed at c