Exam 11: Topic Selection and Development

Of the following, the best way to cite a source in a speech would be:

Your personal knowledge about a subject is _____________________.

To forecast audience reactions, a speaker should collect data to answer which of the following questions?

To classify an individual as an expert he or she must ________________________________.

If you referred to a football team's defensive line by saying, "Our line is like a stone wall," you would be using a(n) ______________.

When using statistics in a speech, always remember that _____________________.

It is not necessary to cite a source when you paraphrase it.

One way to get information about a prospective audience is by __________________________.

The difference between a topic and a subject is that ___________________________.

Hakim is giving a speech in 2013 about the fuel-efficiency of hybrid cars. Which of the following internet articles is the strongest resource for this speech?

Identify and describe four of the eight types of secondary sources described in the text.

Plagiarism is _________________________________.

__________________ is an uncritical, unevaluative process of generating ideas.

When preparing notes for your speech, you should _______________________________.

Which of the following statements about the use of quotations is accurate?

Discuss the positive and negative aspects of using quotations within a speech.

The speaker should not be concerned with the size of the audience or the setting of the speech, as that is the job of the organization sponsoring the speech.

You have been chosen to give a speech on a topic of your choice and for an audience of your choice. Identify the audience, occasion, topic, and general and specific goals. Discuss the audience analysis and considerations for the physical setting of your speech.

For a ten-minute informative speech, a specific goal on the topic of juvenile crime is best written as ________________.

Exigence is ______________________________________.