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1

__________ organizes a speech around segments or sequences of time.
A)Chronological speech structure
B)Sequential speech structure
C)An outline
D)none of the above
2

A __________ organizes a speech around one or more stories.
A)descriptive speech structure
B)narrative speech structure
C)storyline speech structure
D)none of the above
3

A/an __________ organizes a speech around familiar relationships in the environment, such as near and far, up and down, right and left, or east and west.
A)interval speech structure
B)positional speech structure
C)spatial speech structure
D)none of the above
4

This type of speech structure organizes a speech around types of categories.
A)subject speech structure
B)issue speech structure
C)focal speech structure
D)none of the above
5

This type of speech structure divides the speech into the causes of some phenomenon and the effects that result from it.
A)cause and effect speech structure
B)contributory speech structure
C)antecedent-behavior speech structure
D)none of the above
6

This speech structure organizes information in a speech around one or more problems, and one or more solutions to those problems.
A)problem/harms
B)problem/solution
C)problem/impacts
D)none of the above
7

This is "a stated opinion in support of an idea." (Select the most appropriate term used in Chapter Twelve).
A)deposition
B)affidavit
C)testimony
D)argument
8

__________ are "illustrations or stories that explicate a particular point."
A)Paradigms
B)Models
C)Archetypes
D)Examples
9

This compares or contrasts one unfamiliar concept or object with something that the audience already knows or understands.
A)analogy
B)correlation
C)allegory
D)none of the above
10

__________ is/are numerical representations used to quantify ideas or concepts.
A)Data
B)Statistics
C)Information
D)none of the above
11

__________ clarify some concept or idea by further identifying its source, explaining how it works, or relating it to other concepts.
A)Narratives
B)Illustrations
C)Explanations
D)Descriptions
12

__________ establish the meanings of words or concepts.
A)Descriptions
B)Classifications
C)Characterizations
D)Definitions
13

These are "verbal bridges that move the speech from one point or idea to the next."
A)transitions
B)modifications
C)shifts
D)none of the above
14

An __________ is "an intentional attempt to gain the audience's interest."
A)awareness step
B)attention step
C)interest step
D)none of the above
15

__________ is the audience's perception of the speaker's expertise, character, and goodwill.
A)Trustworthiness
B)Reliability
C)Credibility
D)Integrity
16

This is "a concise synopsis that displays the structure and relationship of speech ideas and concepts."
A)abstract
B)summary
C)plan
D)outline





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