Comm 1010 Quiz Questions

Front 1

"A high protein diet is better for you than a high carbohydrate diet," is a ____ claim.

Back 1

Value

Front 2

Petra's audience knows they should cut the fat in their diets. however, they are apathetic and continue to eat a lot of high-fat foods. They are ____

Back 2

Unmotivated

Front 3

To say that a proposed bill should be defeated because its sponsor has a drinking problem is an example of which fallacy?

Back 3

Ad hominem

Front 4

Your country, love it or leave it” is an example of

Back 4

Circular reasoning

Front 5

“I got a headache after eating at an Italian restaurant, so I am going to avoid headaches by avoiding Italian restaurants.” Is an example of which fallacy? Choose the best answer.

Back 5

Post hoc ergo proctor

Front 6

“Driving an SUV is wrong” is ________

Back 6

a value claim

Front 7

Max wants to convince his audience that zinc is an excellent cold remedy. He should do all these things EXCEPT _____

Back 7

emphasize emotional appeals.

Front 8

In the Theory of Reasoned Action _______

Back 8

all of these: perceived behavioral control is our opinion about whether or not we can do something. subjective norms are perceptions of what significant people think we should do. attitudes include a mental and an emotional component.

Front 9

______________ theory says that humans try to avoid inconsistency, and they strive to return to a place of psychological balance.

Back 9

Cognitive dissonance

Front 10

Inconsistency between actions and beliefs is a good motivator for change, according to ________

Back 10

cognitive dissonance theory

Front 11

As Talia tells her story, she says, “I approached him, laughing, and said, ‘Are you alright?’ He responded, over the noise in the lunchroom, ‘Yeah, just my pride is damaged.’” This is an example of ______

Back 11

constructed dialogue.

Front 12

People who die and are resuscitated often tell their after-death stories in order to _______

Back 12

explain ultimate realities.

Front 13

Sonia tells her neighbor a fictional story of how a registered sex offender living in their neighborhood “could be” a threat to their children. This illustrates _______

Back 13

the rhetoric of possibility.

Front 14

From the lecture, if a story has important elements missing, it lacks ____________________

Back 14

material coherence (correct answer but re-graded) a clear moral. (I answered)

Front 15

If a story has _________________, it is more likely to influence the attitudes of the listeners.

Back 15

internal coherence

Front 16

The cultural proverb “Cleanliness is next to godliness” exemplifies the U.S. emphasis on ______

Back 16

good grooming.

Front 17

Gestures include all BUT

Back 17

all of the above are gestures. posture. a small eyebrow lift. extending your hands to show a distance. walking.

Front 18

Aristotle identified these characteristics of the voice

Back 18

rate, pitch variation, and volume.

Front 19

A major challenge with manuscript delivery is ____

Back 19

delivering the speech conversationally.

Front 20

Andrae communicates in a way that is personally effective and socially appropriate. The best term for this is ________

Back 20

communicative competence.

Front 21

Winter hit us hard" is an example of

Back 21

personification

Front 22

“The bouncer at the bar was a gorilla” is

Back 22

a metaphor

Front 23

Archetypal symbols are those cultural memories are ___________

Back 23

understood by all humankind.

Front 24

Margaret used ________ to make the main points in her speech about opera more memorable. Here’s her preview: Attending an opera is educational, emotional, entertaining, and easy to do.

Back 24

Alliteration

Front 25

"Plop went the drop of rain" is an example of

Back 25

onomatopoeia

Front 26

Content outlines should have all these elements EXCEPT ______

Back 26

major ideas written out in phrases

Front 27

The pharmacy student in introduction of the chapter found that the process of creating an outline _________

Back 27

helped her learn skills she could transfer to other courses.

Front 28

____________ is NOT an essential part of an outline's heading according to the text.

Back 28

The speaker's name.

Front 29

Which outlining principle means to use a consistent pattern to vary numbers and letters?

Back 29

alternation.

Front 30

Key word outlines use full sentences in only two places

Back 30

Transition statements and direct quotations.