CMN 101 Chapter 5 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
"To inform my audience about the dangers of 'space junk' that orbits the earth" is an example of a - Answers specific purpose.
What is the name for the technique of generating many ideas quickly and uncritically? - Answers brain...
"To inform my audience about the dangers of 'space junk' that orbits the earth" is an example of a -
Answers specific purpose.
What is the name for the technique of generating many ideas quickly and uncritically? - Answers
brainstorming
For finding a good speech topic, which one of the following did the text NOT recommend? - Answers
Make a decision based on whether the topic will seem important to the instructor.
For a five-minute classroom speech, the topic "Natural Disasters in the Western Hemisphere" would be -
Answers too broad.
"Life with a domineering cat and a neurotic dog" is a topic appropriate for which type of speech? -
Answers entertaining
"A parent who reneges on child-support payments should be forced to pay or be sent to prison" is a
topic appropriate for which type of speech? - Answers persuasive
What is the term for the precise goal that a speaker wants to achieve? - Answers specific purpose
The text advises that you begin purpose statements with an infinitive. Which one of the following
follows this advice? - Answers "To explain to my audience how the pyramids in Egypt were constructed."
The text advises that a specific purpose statement should include a reference to the audience. Which
one of the following follows this advice? - Answers "To convince my listeners that international action
should be taken to prevent poachers from slaughtering elephants."
Which rule given in the text is violated by this statement for a classroom speech: "To explain to my
listeners the chemical composition of vegetable oils." - Answers Don't be too technical.
"To dazzle my boss with my presentation skills" is cited by the text as an example of - Answers hidden
purpose.
Which one of the following items is the central idea? - Answers Hypnosis is being used to relieve pain in
cancer patients, burn victims, and backache sufferers.
Which one of the following is NOT a synonym for central idea? - Answers specific purpose
Which one of the following guidelines does the text suggest for creating the central idea of a speech? -
Answers Limit each speech to only one central idea.
In the textbook's overview of a typical plan for a speech, which one of the following is considered a
planning tool—not part of the speech itself? - Answers objectives
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