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Test Bank For Pocket Guide To Public Speaking 6th Edition Dan Ohair Hannah Rubenstein Rob Stewart Download
Test Bank For Pocket Guide To Public Speaking 6th Edition Dan Ohair Hannah Rubenstein Rob Stewart Download
3. Hypothetical examples are effective for making a point about something that has already
occurred.
A) True
B) False
8. In Western societies, most people require some type of evidence before they will accept
a speaker's position or claims.
A) True
B) False
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9. Facts are findings, eyewitness accounts, or opinions from professionals trained to
evaluate a given topic.
A) True
B) False
10. Statistics always add precision to speech claims, even if the speaker does not understand
them.
A) True
B) False
11. Frequencies can help listeners understand comparisons between two or more categories.
A) True
B) False
12. The three types of averages are calculated differently but all illustrate the same
information about a set of numbers.
A) True
B) False
14. Effective examples for a speech can be all of the following EXCEPT
A) hypothetical.
B) extended.
C) brief.
D) extraneous.
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16. Which type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point?
A) brief
B) extended
C) factual
D) hypothetical
17. Which type of example may be used to make a point about something that could happen
in the future if certain events were to occur?
A) brief
B) extended
C) factual
D) hypothetical
20. Brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called
A) facts.
B) testimony.
C) statistics.
D) anecdotes.
21. If a medical doctor gives cutting-edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she
or he is providing which type of supporting material?
A) narrative material
B) lay testimony
C) expert testimony
D) an extended example
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22. If a person who was a witness to the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11 provides a
quotation about what she or he saw, that quotation would be considered
A) expert testimony.
B) lay testimony.
C) narrative.
D) an extended example.
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Test Bank for Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, 6th Edition, Dan O’Hair, Hannah Rubenstein,
Answer Key
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. A
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