PUBLIC SPEAKING: DISCOURSE, RHETORIC AND PLAGIARISM

Discourse is a fancy word for something we do every day: c_________________.

Communication is a process that has 8 components.

• True

• False

In the communication process, the medium or method used to communicate is called:

• Feedback

• Listener

• Channel

When a cell phone rings, when the internet goes off and when a dog barks are examples of:

• Listener

• Interference

• Public speaking

Examples of discourse used to inform.

• An explanation during class.

• A conference about global warming.

• Stand up comedy

• A debate

It is important not to practice, because it is normal to feel nervous when you are giving a speech.

• True

• False

Rhetoric is invented by:

• Aristotle

• Cicero

• Plato

Examples if using ethos to convince:

• Emotions

• When you convince your audience that you are a good person

• When you convince of the truth in your message

Examples of the use of pathos to convince:

• If you show pictures of the people affected

• When you show data like statistics.

• When you convice your audience of your point

Examples of using logos to convince.

• Showing pics of kittens.

• Showing data about the numbers and statistics.

• Using emotion