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Informative and Persuasive Presentations MCQ

Syllogism means a form of argumentation consisting of

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Social judgment theory is the theory explaining how people may respond to surrounding a__________surrounding a particular topic or issue

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Correct Answer: Range of positions

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Red herring is the use of another issue to draw attention towards the real issue

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Correct Answer: False

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A presentation that describes the procedure or method through which something is accom­plished without the expectation that the audience will actually perform the process refers to

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Correct Answer: Process demonstration

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An attempt to influence audience thinking is called

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Correct Answer: Presentation to convince

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A presentation that is delivered in an attempt to influence audience members’ behavior rather than merely their beliefs is called

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Correct Answer: Presentation to actuate

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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc means

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Correct Answer: After this;therefore,because of this

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Artistic proof involving the use of emotional appeals to influence an audience refers to

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Correct Answer: Pathos

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Artistic proof involving the use of logic or reasoning to influence an audience refers to

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Correct Answer: Logos

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__________Includes those positions that the audience deems unacceptable

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Correct Answer: Latitude of rejection

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__________Includes positions that the audience neither wholly accepts nor wholly rejects

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Correct Answer: Latitude of noncommitment

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__________Includes the range of positions that the audience deems acceptable

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Correct Answer: Latitude of acceptance

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Deriving a general conclusion from specific evidence, examples, or instances is called

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Correct Answer: Inductive reasoning

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A presentation that describes the procedure or methods through which something is accom­plished with the expectation that the audience will be able to perform the process is called

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Correct Answer: How to demonstration

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When a conclu­sion is based on a single occurrence or ________ data or sample size it is called hasty generalization

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Correct Answer: Insufficient

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False alternatives occur when only two options are provided, one of which is generally pre­sented as the poor choice or one that should be avoided

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Correct Answer: True

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An argument that appears legitimate and based on true reasoning

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Correct Answer: False

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Expository presentation provides the audience with a concise review of an object, creation, place, person, con­cept, or event

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Correct Answer: False

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Artistic proof involving the use of speaker credibility to influence an audience refers to

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Correct Answer: Ethos

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Equivocation relies on__________of language to make an argument

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Correct Answer: Ambiguousness

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A syllogism that ________one or two of the three components of a syllogism is called enthymeme

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Correct Answer: Excludes

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Division fallacy argues the whole is the same as its parts

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Correct Answer: True

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Language that provides the audi­ence with a clearer picture of what you are discussing by describing it in a concise manner

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Correct Answer: False

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Definitions and descriptions provide the audience with an extended explanation or depiction of an _______person, concept, or event

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Using general conclusions, premises, or principles to reach a conclusion about a specific example or instance is called

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Correct Answer: Deductive reasoning

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Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc means

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Correct Answer: With this;therefore,because of this

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If someone advocates a position within your latitude of rejec­tion, you will view it as further from your anchor position than it really is refers to

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Correct Answer: Contrast effect

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Concrete words are the words representing ________objects

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Correct Answer: Tangible

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Composition fallacy argues that the parts are not the same as the whole

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Correct Answer: False

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A claim maintaining that something is good or bad, beneficial or detrimental,is called

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Correct Answer: Claim of value

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A claim maintaining that a course of action should or should not be taken is called

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Correct Answer: Claim of policy

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A claim maintaining that something is true or false now is called

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Correct Answer: Claim of fact

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Claim of conjecture is a claim maintaining that something will be _____in the future

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Correct Answer: True or false

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According to audience involvement the greater the significance and impor­tance audience members perceive the issue as having in their lives, the less involved they will be with the issue

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Correct Answer: False

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Assimilation effct maintains that if someone advocates a position within your latitude of acceptance, you will view it as _______to your anchor position than it really is

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Correct Answer: Closer

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Ad hominem argument is the

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Correct Answer: Argument against the source

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When rela­tionships are used to justify certain behaviors and to con­vince others of their appropriateness, it is called

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Correct Answer: Appeal to relationships

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Bandwagon appeal means

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Correct Answer: Appeal to people

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When a per­son’s authority or credibility in one area is used to support another area, it is called

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Correct Answer: Appeal to authority

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