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Selecting a Topic and Purpose MCQ

Online search engines allow you to ______.

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Correct Answer: Find information about possible topics easily and quickly

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The newspaper is not a suggested outlet to look for possible speech topics.

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Correct Answer: False

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Possible speech topics should not include something you personally would like to know more about.

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Correct Answer: False

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When developing a speech, you should be careful not to use a topic that could be offensive or inappropriate.

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Correct Answer: True

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The ABC approach uses the alphabet to ______.

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Correct Answer: Help find a potential topic

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A ______ is a visual means of showing relationships among brainstormed ideas.

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Correct Answer: Mind map

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Using a list of words to generate thoughts may help you discover a speech topic.

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Correct Answer: True

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The general purpose of a speech is ______.

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Correct Answer: The overall effect you hope to have on your audience

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Words and phrases that interest you can generate ideas for a possible speech.

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Correct Answer: True

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Brainstorming is a process of free association in which your goal is to ______.

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Correct Answer: Generate as many ideas as possible

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A clear statement or claim about a topic; a means of dividing a speech into its major components is known as thesis

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Correct Answer: True

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A single sentence or ______phrase identifying the speaker’s goal

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Correct Answer: Infinitive

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The general purpose of speech is to

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Correct Answer: Both A and B

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An assertion made in arguing; a debatable conclusion is known as

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Correct Answer: Claim

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The topic statement of a speech is known as

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Correct Answer: Central idea

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A system of idea generation devised by ______

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Correct Answer: Alex Osborne

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Behavioral Objective is a ______

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Correct Answer: Measurable

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