Speech Ch 4 Quiz REVIEW

Effective Listening means...

• being able to detect sounds

• getting meaning from sounds that are heard

• being attentive and receptive

• two of these answers are correct

Factors such as ________ often affect your ability to listen

• Your energy level

• traits, attitudes, and habits of the speaker

• physical setting

• all of these

A critical listener usually...

• Gives attention to only familiar information

• ignores information that does not seem important

• comprehends and tests the strengths 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 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 the context, or surrounding words and sentences

• should be completely eliminated from truly effective speeches

• are considered "signal words"

• two of these are correct

A speaker's nonverbal cues, such as _________ should be watched

• facial expressions

• repetition of words

• comparisons or contrasts

• all of the above

Jake has been late to school the last couple of days, so he must be late to everything.

• false analogy

• hasty generalization

• begging the question

• irrelevant evidence

A false premise...

• uses the word "most"

• works well in effected speeches

• is an untrue or distorted premise

• is best with nonverbal cues

An analogy is...

• A form of reasoning by comparison

• draws valid conclusions from items that can be logically connected

• draws conclusions that are always farfetched

• two of these are correct

She must be the happiest person on earth. Her grades are always perfect.

• false analogy

• nonverbal cues

• irrelevant evidence

• all of the above