Chapter 3 Quiz For Speech

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organization

Back 1

the selection of ideas and materials and their arrangement into a discernible and effective pattern

Front 2

main ideas

Back 2

claims that address the issues in the thesis statement; the primary divisions of the speech

Front 3

parallel structure

Back 3

structures in which phrases are of similar syntax and length

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coherence

Back 4

clear relationships among the ideas and topics so that the speech appears to hang together as a natural whole

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logically dependent idea

Back 5

cannot stand on its own but requires that some other claim or statement be true

Front 6

logically independent idea

Back 6

does not require the truth of any other claim or statement as a condition for its own truth

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primacy effect

Back 7

a tendency for what is presented first to be best remembered

Front 8

recency effect

Back 8

a tendency for what is presented last to be remembered

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subheadings

Back 9

ideas that are components of or support for the main ideas of the speech

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introduction

Back 10

the beginning of the speech, which affects listeners' first impressions of the speaker and prepares them for the speech

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partition

Back 11

division of the body of the speech among selected categories for discussion

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rhetorical question

Back 12

a question for which no answer is expected but which encourages listeners to think

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conclusion

Back 13

the closing of the speech, which draws together what the speaker has said and indicates what the audience should believe or do in response to the speech

Front 14

summary

Back 14

a condensed restatement of the principle ideas just discussed

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transition

Back 15

a connection, or bridge, between the main elements of the speech and between the main ideas within the body of the speech

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internal preview

Back 16

a preview within the body of the speech, leading into one of the main ideas

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internal summary

Back 17

a summary within the body of the speech, drawing together one of the main ideas

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signposting

Back 18

using verbal cues to indicate to an audience where you are in the structure of the speech

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outline

Back 19

a display of the organizational pattern of the speech

Front 20

preparation outline

Back 20

a detailed outline, usually written in complete sentences, used to develop a clear organizational structure during preparation of the speech

Front 21

presentation (speaking) outline

Back 21

a brief outline, usually containing only key words, used as a memory aid during delivery

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subordination

Back 22

designating the supporting materials for a main idea with the subordinate symbol and indentation system in an outline - for example, supporting materials, indicated by capital letters, indented under their main idea, indicated by Roman numerals

Front 23

coordination

Back 23

designating all ideas that are on the same level of importance with the same symbol series and level of indentation in an outline