Public Speaking Strategie…or Success (2nd Edition)/Public Speaking Strategies for Success Second Edition - David Zarefsky (AB Interactive) (2000).ISO/mac/media/ch13/ptp351a/ptp352aJ.js

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 problemArr[1]["Q"] = " The overall goal of an informative speech is: ";


 problemArr[1]["A"] = " to share ideas with an audience. ";


 problemArr[1]["B"] = " to enable listeners to understand the content of the speech. ";


 problemArr[1]["C"] = " to ask the audience members to modify their knowledge and belief system to take the new ideas of the speech into account. ";


 problemArr[1]["D"] = " all of the above ";

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 problemArr[2]["Q"] = " When the aim of the informative speaker is to clarify a term or concept that is vague or troublesome the speaker's strategy is called: ";


 problemArr[2]["A"] = " defining. ";


 problemArr[2]["B"] = " explaining. ";


 problemArr[2]["C"] = " reporting. ";


 problemArr[2]["D"] = " persuading. ";

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 problemArr[3]["Q"] = " If your informative goal is to narrate events without very much analysis or interpretation of the event, you are most likely using the strategy of: ";


 problemArr[3]["A"] = " defining. ";


 problemArr[3]["B"] = " explaining. ";


 problemArr[3]["C"] = " reporting. ";


 problemArr[3]["D"] = " persuading. ";

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 problemArr[4]["Q"] = " When the informative speaker attempts to offer an analysis of events to consider different views of what happened, to ask how or why an event happened, or to speculate about what an event means, the strategy is: ";


 problemArr[4]["A"] = " defining. ";


 problemArr[4]["B"] = " explaining. ";


 problemArr[4]["C"] = " reporting. ";


 problemArr[4]["D"] = " persuading. ";

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 problemArr[5]["Q"] = " In speaking about processes or procedures so that the audience members can actually see how the process works, an informative speaker would most likely be using: ";


 problemArr[5]["A"] = " problem-solving. ";


 problemArr[5]["B"] = " explaining. ";


 problemArr[5]["C"] = " agenda setting. ";


 problemArr[5]["D"] = " demonstrating. ";

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 problemArr[6]["Q"] = " An informative speech about a definition: ";


 problemArr[6]["A"] = " would usually use a standard dictionary as a primary source of evidence. ";


 problemArr[6]["B"] = " is likely to use the dictionary when the concept is a new idea that has not made its way into normal usage. ";


 problemArr[6]["C"] = " needs to advocate for a change in beliefs. ";


 problemArr[6]["D"] = " all of the above ";

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 problemArr[7]["Q"] = " A speech about whether social security is classified as an insurance program or as a welfare policy: ";


 problemArr[7]["A"] = " would most likely be a persuasive speech. ";


 problemArr[7]["B"] = " would probably use the strategy of explaining ";


 problemArr[7]["C"] = " would most likely use a comparing strategy. ";


 problemArr[7]["D"] = " would be a demonstration speech. ";

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 problemArr[8]["Q"] = " The forgetting curve helps us understand: ";


 problemArr[8]["A"] = " how listeners forget information over a period of time. ";


 problemArr[8]["B"] = " why listeners can understand informative speeches that are well documented. ";


 problemArr[8]["C"] = " whether the audience was interested in the speaker's topic. ";


 problemArr[8]["D"] = " all of the above ";

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 problemArr[9]["Q"] = " When a speaker uses reinforcement to strengthen audience retention of information, he or she: ";


 problemArr[9]["A"] = " uses a great deal of evidence to back up each point. ";


 problemArr[9]["B"] = " uses persuasive appeals. ";


 problemArr[9]["C"] = " provides rewards that strengthen the listener's positive attitudes. ";


 problemArr[9]["D"] = " all of the above ";

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 problemArr[10]["Q"] = " A type of speech that balances informative and persuasive strategies will often be aimed at: ";


 problemArr[10]["A"] = " providing new definitions of concepts. ";


 problemArr[10]["B"] = " intensifying or weakening a feeling. ";


 problemArr[10]["C"] = " solving a problem. ";


 problemArr[10]["D"] = " none of the above ";





    problemArr[1]["FD"] = " For more information, see page 337 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[2]["FA"] = " For more information, see page 340 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[3]["FC"] = " For more information, see page 342 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[4]["FB"] = " For more information, see page 345 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[5]["FD"] = " For more information, see page 346 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[6]["FB"] = " For more information, see page 340 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[7]["FC"] = " For more information, see page 348 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[8]["FA"] = " For more information, see page 349 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[9]["FC"] = " For more information, see page 350 of your textbook. ";

   problemArr[10]["FB"] = " For more information, see page 337 of your textbook. ";









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