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Communication 1110—Chap. 17 Quiz
6/25/15
1.
According to your textbook, people are persuaded
by a speaker, in part, because
a.
they are convinced by the speaker’s reasoning.
b.
they perceive the speaker as having high
credibility.
c.
they are won over by the speaker’s evidence.
d.
all of the above*
e.
a and c only
2.
According to your textbook, the credibility of a
speaker produced by everything the speaker says or does during the speech itself
is called
a.
contrived credibility.
b.
derived credibility.*
c.
demonstrated credibility.
d.
generated credibility.
e.
terminal credibility.
3.
Which of the following statements about speaker
credibility is true?
a.
A speaker’s credibility is affected above all by
how the audience perceives the speaker’s personal appearance.
b.
A
speaker’s credibility is affected above all by how the audience perceives the
speaker’s competence and character.*
c.
A speaker’s credibility is affected above all by
how the audience perceives the speaker’s manner of delivery.
d.
A speaker’s credibility is affected above all by
how the audience perceives the speaker’s personality and reputation.
e.
A speaker’s credibility is affected above all by
how the audience perceives the speaker’s intelligence and prestige.
4.
Evidence and reasoning are the two major elements
of persuasion that Aristotle called
a.
pathos.
b.
logos.*
c.
credos.
d.
ethos.
e.
mythos.
5.
Studies have found that public speakers will
usually be more persuasive when they
a.
use evidence that is already familiar to the
audience.
b.
present evidence in specific rather than general
terms.*
c.
state evidence without drawing explicit
conclusions from it.
d.
avoid emotional appeals when seeking action from
the audience.
e.
speak slightly slower than normal when delivering
the speech.
6.
As your textbook explains, studies have found
that public speakers will usually be more persuasive when they
a.
use specific evidence.
b.
use evidence from credible sources.
c.
use evidence that is new to the audience.
d.
all of the above.*
e.
a and b only.
7.
What kind of reasoning is used in the following
statement?
In recent months, newspapers have carried reports of vicious dogs
attacking people in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Boston, and Orlando. These reports
show that dog attacks are an increasingly serious problem nationwide.
a.
analogical reasoning
b.
reasoning from principle
c.
journalistic reasoning
d.
reasoning from specific instances*
e.
causal reasoning
8.
What kind of reasoning is used in the following
statement?
Politicians who are guilty of corruption do not deserve to be reelected. Last
year our U.S. representative was proved to be corrupt by using campaign
donations for personal financial gain. Therefore, our U.S. representative does
not deserve to be reelected.
a.
reasoning from specific instances
b.
causal reasoning
c.
reasoning by generalization
d.
analogical reasoning
e.
reasoning from principle*
9.
Which of the following does your textbook say
about causal reasoning?
a.
Causal reasoning should be used only in
persuasive speeches on a question of policy.
b.
When using causal reasoning, you should be
especially careful to avoid the ad hominem
fallacy.
c.
Causal reasoning should be supplemented with
analogical reasoning.
d.
When using causal reasoning, you need to discuss
the cause before the effect.
e.
Causal reasoning can be tricky because the
relationship between causes and effects is not always clear.*
10.
According to your textbook, when using emotional
appeal in a persuasive speech, you should
a.
use as many emotionally charged words as you can.
b.
let emotional appeal grow naturally out of the
speech content.*
c.
limit emotional appeals to the introduction of
the speech.
d.
all of the above.
e.
b and c only.
11.
Efram’s audience was persuaded by his speech
because they perceived him to be sincere, trustworthy, and to have their best
interests at heart. Which factor of credibility influenced Efram’s audience?
a.
dynamism
b.
charisma
c.
expertise
d.
character*
e.
competence
12.
According to your textbook, all of the following
are tips for using evidence in a persuasive speech
except
a.
Present evidence in specific rather than general
terms.
b.
Balance the amount of evidence used to support
each main point.*
c.
Support ideas with evidence that is new to the
audience.
d.
Make clear the point your evidence is supposed to
prove.
e.
Rely on evidence from competent, credible
sources.
13.
When reasoning from specific instances in a
persuasive speech, you should be careful to
a.
avoid the fallacy of
post hoc, ergo propter hoc.
b.
use specific instances that are typical.*
c.
use specific instances that are already
well-known to your audience.
d.
all of the above.
e.
b and c only.
14.
What kind of reasoning is used in the following
statement?
A sexual encounter with someone who does
not consent to it is rape. A person who is incapacitated by alcohol cannot
consent to sex. Therefore, a sexual encounter with a person incapacitated by
alcohol is rape.
a.
reasoning from specific instances
b.
reasoning from principle*
c.
reasoning from prudence
d.
reasoning from safety
e.
reasoning from cause
15.
According to your textbook, what kind of
reasoning is used in the following statement?
If you’re frequently bothered by nightmares, you might want to change your
sleeping position. An article in Prevention magazine reports that a study of 700 people showed that
sleeping on your stomach produces the scariest and strangest dreams. Therefore,
if you are a stomach-sleeper and are having nightmares, the solution is
simple—roll over.
a.
causal reasoning*
b.
practical reasoning
c.
analogical reasoning
d.
chain reasoning
e.
deductive reasoning
16.
When reasoning analogically, you infer that
a.
a causal relationship can be established between
two or more events.
b.
what is true in one case will also be true in a
similar case.*
c.
a general principle is validated by a question of
fact.
d.
your position is true because it is demonstrated
by statistical trends.
e.
a specific conclusion is true because it is
verified by a general principle.
17.
What kind of reasoning is used in the following
statement?
Requiring students to sign an honor code has reduced the amount of cheating at
dozens of schools. If we adopt such a code at our school, it will help us reduce
the amount of cheating, too.
a.
chain
b.
deductive
c.
dependent
d.
practical
e.
analogical *
18.
When reasoning from specific instances, a
persuasive speaker should be especially careful to avoid the fallacy of
a.
false cause.
b.
appeal to tradition.
c.
hasty generalization.*
d.
appeal to ignorance.
e.
false example.
19.
According
to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?
Why should we worry about endangered animal species when thousands of people are
killed in automobile accidents each year?
a.
either-or
b.
red herring*
c.
false deduction
d.
hasty generalization
e.
ad hominem
20.
According
to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?
Of course, Senator Davis opposes serious tax reform. Before going into politics,
he was a corporate lawyer who defended several companies that have since been
implicated in unethical financial dealings.
a.
bandwagon
b.
slippery slope
c.
ad hominem*
d.
hasty generalization
e.
invalid analogy