Chapter 15 Quiz

Chapter 15 Quiz

True or False

Question 15.2

1. Knowledge of your audience will help you think about what you want your listeners to do after hearing your speech, based on their latitude of acceptance or rejection

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Question 15.3

2. When speaking to a hostile audience, one of the keys to success is convincing the audience that you are trustworthy and that you have their best interests in mind

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Question 15.4

3. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-actualization needs focus on personal development and self-fulfillment

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Question 15.5

4. Logos involves appeals to the moral character of the speaker

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Question 15.6

5. Speakers should choose the refutation organizational pattern when their opposition has a stronger case than they do

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Question 15.7

6. You should make certain that your message is relevant to your listeners, be sure to present it at an appropriate level of understanding, and establish credibility with the audience

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Question 15.8

7. Your persuasive speech should target your audience's fulfilled needs because those are the most motivating to them

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Question 15.9

8. Reduction to the absurd involves pushing an argument beyond its logical limits

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Question 15.10

9. According to social judgment theory, your ability to successfully persuade your audience depends on the audience’s current attitudes or disposition toward your topic

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Question 15.11

10. A personal attack is also known as a red herring fallacy

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Multiple Choice

Question 15.12

1. "Marriage before the age of 30 should be illegal" is an example of what kind of proposition?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 15.13

2. ______ are the manner in which people act or function.

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 15.14

3. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, _________ refers to needs for security, orderliness, protection, and avoidance of risk.

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 15.15

4. "The way I see it, you can either vote now to support the use of standardized tests to create accountability in our schools, or you can cast your votes for decades more of failing public schools and rob our children of the basic education that we have promised them." This statement reflects which argumentative fallacy?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 15.16

5. ___________ involves appeals to the listeners' emotions.

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 15.17

6. ________ occurs when the speaker draws general conclusions based on specific evidence.

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 15.18

7. ________ involves advancing an argument that can't be verified because it is not accompanied by valid evidence.

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 15.19

8. The ______ persuasive speech pattern reveals why your viewpoint is superior to alternative viewpoints on a particular issue.

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 15.20

9. _______ occurs when listeners give deep consideration to the speaker's message and seriously consider acting on it.

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 15.21

10 "According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the need for ________ involves validation, being recognized for achievement, mastery, competence, and so on.

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Incorrect. The answer is A.