Chapter 4 - Listening & Evaluating

Effective listening means

• being able to detect sounds
• getting meaning from sounds that are heard
• being attentive and receptive
• both b and c

Factors such as ______ often affect your ability to listen.

• your energy level
• the traits, attitudes, and habits of the speaker
• physical setting
• all of the above 

A critical listener usually______.

• gives attention one to familiar information
• ignores information that doesn't seem important
• comprehends and tests the strength of ideas
• is passive, not active

A  speaker's main ideas are

• words or phrases always repeated
• the most important points in a speech
• words that indicate that a list , contrast, or connection is about to be made
• detailed anecdotes

Technical words that may be unfamiliar to an audience

• can be defined by context, or surrounding words and sentences
• should be completely eliminated from truly effective speeches
• are considered signal words
• both b and c

A speaker's nonverbal clues, such as ______, should be watched closely.

• facial expression
• repetition of words
• comparisons or contrasts
• all of the above

Changing volume, stressing certain words, and using gestures_______ key meanings.

• confuse
• emphasize
• hide
• both b and c

The statement "Jake is late today, so he must be unreliable" is an example of _________.

• a false analogy
• a hasty generalization
• begging the question
• irrelevant evidence

A false premise

• uses the word most
• works well in effective speeches
• is an untrue or distorted premise
• is best with nonverbal clues

An analogy

• is a form of reasoning by comparison
• draws valid conclusions from items that can be logically compared
• draws conclusions that are always farfetched
• both a and b