Which of the following is an example of a value claim that might be found in a persuasive speech?

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The most persuasive speakers answer which question for the audience?

Effective persuasive speeches do all of the following except

make taking action undesirable

A persuasive speaker who opposes capital punishment but is presenting to an audience that favors it should try to do which of the following?

weaken the audience's commitment to the death penalty

The question, do first-person-shooter video games cause players to commit violent crimes? Illustrates what type of persuasive speech claim?

which of the following is an example of a value claim that might be found in a persuasive speech?

denying marriage to same-sex couples is unfair

A persuasive speech based on the notion that audience members should invest in domestic stocks relies on which of the following types of claims?

In persuasive speaking, the process of selective supporting arguments that will best persuade an audience in an ethical manner is known as

An audience that opposes a persuasive speaker's viewpoint that all people should drive hybrid vehicles would be considered

A listener who owns no cats and has never considered the issue of mandatory licensing for all domestic cats would be considered

When listeners are very concerned about the issue presented in a persuasive speech, their latitude of acceptance

A speaker has the best chance of persuading listeners properly when

the thesis is within listeners' latitude for acceptance

A speaker who causes audience members to oppose his or her ideas even more vigorously than they did before the speech creates what is known as the

All of the following are strategies for creating a persuasive speech except

omitting source citations to streamline the presentation

on maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following are the most basic needs?

A persuasive speaker who appeals to listeners' need for creativity, personal growth, and self-fulfillment targets which level of maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Which of the following is not an example of a value guiding people's judgments and actions?

An argument that acknowledges an argument against a thesis and then uses evidence and reasoning to refute that argument is termed

Which of the following is most likely to give rise to a person's core beliefs?

cultural values learned in early life

In a persuasive speech, which of the following patterns is appropriate for organizing fact claims?

In persuasive speaking, Monroe's motivated sequence aims to establish all of the following main points except

According to the contemporary school of thought, the two major components of ethos are

competence and trustworthiness

Modern-day researches feel that speakers who demonstrate goodwill do all of the following except

recognize listeners' feelings

Which of the following statements about speaker credibility is true?

single sentences can be sufficient to erode speaker credibility

Speakers who use trustworthy facts to back their claims and clearly show how those facts led them to their claims demonstrate which of the following?

A persuasive speaker who wishes to use evidence persuasively in a speech should do all of the following except

give listeners evidence they have often heard

All of the following types of reasoning in a persuasive speaking except

speakers who use specific instances to support general claims use the type of reasoning known as

The argument that energy drinks would have similar effects on insomnia as those of coffee (based on their high caffeine levels) uses which type of reasoning?

A speaker who argues that violent video games lead children to become involved in destructive and illegal activities is using which type of reasoning?

Which of the following is not a type of logical fallacy?

A defining characteristic of ad hominem fallacies is that they

speakers who replace their opponents' real claims with weaker claims they can more easily rebut rely on the fallacy known as

Because it assumes an undesirable outcome without proof, the statement "we can't legalize same-sex marriage because the next thing you know people will be marrying their pets" qualifies as which type of fallacy?

Which one of the following fallacy types argues that an idea or a policy is sound because people have accepted or followed it for a long time?

In terms of persuasive appeals, which of the following is a particularly powerful form of pathos?

Which fallacy is committed when a speaker uses emotionally charged words that convey a meaning that is not supported by facts?

All of the following are true of language and word choice in public speaking except

abstract language is more powerful than concrete language

Which of the following sentences provides a denotative meaning?

A cat is an animal in the feline family

Which of the following sentences is most concrete?

Last Friday at noon, Manuel finished the writing project

Which part of the sentence "The death penalty cannot deter crime for the reason that murderers do not consider the consequences of their actions" is verbal clutter?

death penalty cannot deter

The sentence "Technology is the engine driving this economic boom" contains an example of a

in most public speaking situations, which of the following delivery modes achieves the best results?

The reading from a manuscript mode of speech delivery tends to cause speakers to

effective presentation aids do all the following except

take attention from speakers

Ethical listeners do which of the following?

keep an open mind when they disagree with speakers

Which of the following is permissible for ethical audience members during a speech?

holding the speaker accountable

Speaking from an outline is advantageous in that

delivery becomes more conversational

Speakers who vary the highs and lows of their voices impact which of the following?

Which term refers to raising or lowering the pitch of one's voice?

When delivering a speech, articulation involves which of the following activities?

making consonants and vowels sound clear and distinct

What is value persuasive speech?

What are the 3 types of persuasive speech?

What are the 4 types of persuasive speech?

What is an example of persuasive speech?