Answer Options:
Use a lot of text
Keep them simple
Use fonts with a lot of character
Use as many colors as possible
Answer: Keep them simple
Question: True or False. You should think of your speech more like a song with melody than just a verbal presentation.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following is an Attention Device?
Answer Options:
Telling a joke
Inviting audience participation
Using a visual aid
All of these
Answer: All of these
Question: When assessing the credibility of an author, what are the two factors that you should always evaluate?
Answer Options:
Education and experience
Age and experience
Education and age
Attire/experience and age
Answer: Education and experience
Question: When evaluating publications such as periodicals and newspapers, what is the most important factor to consider when assessing the credibility of that source?
Answer Options:
Language
Layout
Content
The reputation of the publication.
Answer: The reputation of the publication.
Question: Which of the following is a suggested “TIP” for using statistics?
Answer Options:
Consolidate your statistics.
Personalize your statistics.
All of these.
Identify the source of your statistic.
Answer: All of these.
Question: Identify the flaw with this data. Taylor Swift stated in a recent interview, U.S. policy toward North Korea should put more emphasis on bilateral negotiations.
Answer Options:
The testimony is biased.
Taylor Swift is unrepresentative.
Taylor Swift is not a qualified source.
The statistic is unrepresentative.
Answer: Taylor Swift is not a qualified source.
Question: True or False. For the most part, try to work out both your introduction and conclusion in detail and memorize them.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is a suggestion for offering criticism to a group member?
Answer Options:
Use the “you-can” statements.
Frame the conversation in terms of group productivity and relationships.
Offer little to no evidence of the behavior you are criticizing.
Answer: Frame the conversation in terms of group productivity and relationships.
Question: Which of the following is one of the five objectives of an Introduction?
Answer Options:
Reinforce the audience’s understanding of the central idea
Establish credibility with your audience
Let the audience know you are ending the speech
Give a dramatic, or witty lasting thought
Answer: Reinforce the audience’s understanding of the central idea
Question: Identify the flaw with this data. In the words of one expert: “The state budget has been cut so much in recent years that any farther cuts will do irreparable harm to our schools and the children they serve.”
Answer Options:
All of these
The statistic is unrepresentative.
The source is not recent enough.
The source is unidentified.
Answer: The source is unidentified.
Question: What are the two types of testimony?
Answer Options:
Peer and Statistical
Expert and Credible
First-hand and Second-hand
Expert and Peer
Answer: Expert and Peer
Question: Which of the following counts as audience interaction?
Answer Options:
Telling them a joke
Asking questions
Playing a sound clip
Showing them images
Answer: All of the above
Question: Which test asks if the evidence contradict itself?
Answer Options:
External Consistency
Credibility
Internal Consistency
Relevance
Answer: Internal Consistency
Question: In this step of the Scientific method, variables are manipulated in order to obtain an answer to the posed question.
Answer Options:
Observation
Conclusion
Experiment
Analysis
Answer: Experiment