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"To convince my audience that tribal healers in the Amazon rain forest have many skills and insights that can be useful to mainstream medicine" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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"To convince my audience to reject the false picture of pigs as dirty, stupid animals" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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"To persuade my listeners to eat fish as their chief source of protein" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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"To persuade my audience to sign a petition aimed at requiring drivers over 75 to be retested each year for their driver's license" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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"To convince my audience that the United States could have won independence from Great Britain without going to war" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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"To convince my listeners to reject the view that alcoholism is a moral weakness instead of a disease" is a specific purpose statement for which type of speech? |
| | A) | speech of refutation |
| | B) | speech to influence thinking |
| | C) | speech to motivate action |
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When you give a speech aimed at motivating action, your best strategy is to |
| | A) | give the facts and assume that listeners will deduce what action should be taken. |
| | B) | give a strong hint as to what action you want listeners to take. |
| | C) | imply what action listeners should take. |
| | D) | ask for the precise action that you want. |
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Which one of the following is NOT listed by the text as a recommended on-the-spot response to ask of listeners? |
| | A) | Stand up |
| | B) | Raise hands |
| | C) | Sign a petition |
| | D) | Write an assignment |
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Which one of the following techniques is recommended by the text for changing people's behavior? |
| | A) | high-pressure sales pitch |
| | B) | motivational therapy |
| | C) | emotional manipulation |
| | D) | role play |
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Which one of the following organizational patterns is a series of steps designed to propel a listener toward accepting the speaker's proposition? |
| | A) | problem-solution pattern |
| | B) | motivated sequence |
| | C) | statement-of-reasons pattern |
| | D) | comparative-advantages pattern |
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Which one of the following organizational patterns is designed to show that one concept or approach is better than another? |
| | A) | problem-solution pattern |
| | B) | motivated sequence |
| | C) | statement-of-reasons pattern |
| | D) | comparative-advantages pattern |
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Which one of the following organizational patterns lists justifications for a proposition? |
| | A) | problem-solution pattern |
| | B) | motivated sequence |
| | C) | statement-of-reasons pattern |
| | D) | comparative-advantages pattern |
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Which one of the following organizational patterns explores a difficulty or dilemma and then offers a way out? |
| | A) | problem-solution pattern |
| | B) | motivated sequence |
| | C) | statement-of-reasons pattern |
| | D) | comparative-advantages pattern |
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Which one of these sequences is the correct order for the motivated sequence? |
| | A) | need, attention, satisfaction, visualization, action |
| | B) | visualization, need, attention, satisfaction, action |
| | C) | attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action |
| | D) | attention, need, visualization, satisfaction, action |
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What term is used to describe handouts that are given to listeners at the end of a speech so that they can take them back to their offices or homes? |
| | A) | leave-behinds |
| | B) | take-home handouts |
| | C) | extension material |
| | D) | follow-ups |
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