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Which of the following statements about main points is true? |
| | A) | You can have as many main points as you like. |
| | B) | Main points are best if they cover two to three ideas each. |
| | C) | You should spend most of your speech on your first main point. |
| | D) | State main points as simply as the subject will allow. |
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Which of the following is designated by capital letters (A, B, C) in an outline? |
| | A) | Main points |
| | B) | Subpoints |
| | C) | Supporting points |
| | D) | Further support |
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Consider the following main points and select the appropriate organizational pattern to describe the pattern being illustrated.
I. First, choose your entrée
II. Second, choose the appropriate wine
III. Finally, choose an appropriate dessert |
| | A) | Spatial |
| | B) | Time |
| | C) | Extended narrative |
| | D) | Categorical |
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Consider the following main points and select the appropriate organizational pattern to describe the pattern being illustrated.
I. The social effects of unemployment are disastrous
II. The economic effects of unemployment are disastrous
III. The political fallout from unemployment is disastrous |
| | A) | Categorical |
| | B) | Problem-solution |
| | C) | Stock issues |
| | D) | Refutational |
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Consider the following main points and select the appropriate organizational pattern to describe the pattern being illustrated.
I. Millions of Americans lack adequate health care
II. They lack health care because they cannot afford it
III. I propose that we use money from the settlements with tobacco companies to fund health care for those who cannot afford it.
IV. This will cost taxpayers nothing because it is funded from money already due the government from the tobacco companies. |
| | A) | Categorical |
| | B) | Causal |
| | C) | Stock issues |
| | D) | Refutational |
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Consider the following main points and select the appropriate organizational pattern to describe the pattern being illustrated.
I. My computer crashed when it was infected with a virus and I lost all my work for the entire semester.
II. You too could be wiped out by a computer virus.
III. If you purchase a simple program for about $50 and update it regularly, you can protect yourself from computer viruses.
IV. Imagine what it would be like to not have to worry anymore about nasty computer viruses.
V. I have the web site right here for you to log on and purchase this program. |
| | A) | Monroe's Motivated Sequence |
| | B) | Problem-solution |
| | C) | Stock issues |
| | D) | Refutational |
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Consider the following main points and select the appropriate organizational pattern to describe the pattern being illustrated.
I. It has been argued that college students don't need to take speech classes.
II. I object to that argument because it ignores the importance of public speaking skills once we enter the workplace.
III. Based on interviews with the campus placement service, potential employers who interview on this campus place public speaking skills among the most important ones they look for in hiring.
IV. If college students fail to develop public speaking skills, they will handicap themselves on the job market. |
| | A) | Problem-solution |
| | B) | Causal |
| | C) | Stock Issues |
| | D) | Refutational |
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A speaker on your campus shouts to a crowd of students "What do we want." The audience shouts back "No tuition increase." The speaker then shouts "When do we want it." The audience answers "Now." What organizational pattern does this illustrate? |
| | A) | Wave |
| | B) | Call and response |
| | C) | Star |
| | D) | Spiral |
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A speaker says, "Now that I've covered the problem of theft from the library, I'm going to explain what you can do about it." What type of signpost is the speaker using? |
| | A) | Enumerating key points |
| | B) | Giving nonverbal reinforcements |
| | C) | Using words that cue the audience |
| | D) | Referring to preceding and upcoming ideas |
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Which of the following is a good way to open a speech with impact? |
| | A) | Tell a brief story |
| | B) | Use a quotation |
| | C) | Use appropriate humor |
| | D) | All of the above |
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