SPCH 101 - Public Speaking » Winter 2023 » Persuasion & Persuasive Speaking Quiz
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Question #1
In her speech about why people should vote for Mark Garcia for mayor, Jennifer provided the audience with many concrete examples as to why Mark is qualified. Which type of appeal did she use?
A.
Logos
B.
Ethos
C.
All are correct
D.
Pathos
Question #2
Ken shows his classmates a photo of a malnourished child and asks "this something we can continue to allow to happen? Will we continue to let children starve because of our inaction?" In this case, Ken is using which method of persuasion?
A.
pathos
B.
logic
C.
credibility
D.
ethos
Question #3
Trying to convince an audience to vote for a tax increase funding for education is a
A.
proposition of value
B.
proposition of fact
C.
proposition of policy
D.
proposition of truth
Question #4
A claim that ancient aliens played a role in the in the construction of some human monuments is a
A.
proposition of value
B.
proposition of policy
C.
proposition of fact
D.
proposition of truth
Question #5
Chelsea dressed in torn jeans and hoodie when she gave a speech to the Rotary Club asking for donations to the Humane Society. The audience did not find her to be credible and did not donate much. What speech element was at work here?
A.
logos
B.
pathos
C.
ethos
D.
logos
Question #6
We typically experience a state of dissonance when we are confronted with conflicting information or viewpoints.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #7
“Every person who works in two states must pay taxes in both states. Keila works in Iowa and Nebraska so she must pay taxes in both states.
A.
deductive reasoning
B.
inductive reasoning
C.
fallacious reasoning
D.
causal reasoning
Question #8
Jessica does not deserve to be promoted to manager. She cheated on her husband two years ago,” is an example of which fallacy?
A.
ad hominem
B.
begging the question
C.
causal fallacy
D.
appeal to flattery
Question #9
An enthymeme is a a type of reasoning that has 2 premises.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #10
Erroneous conclusions or statements made from poor inductive or deductive analyses are termed as --------------------------.
A.
logical fallacies
B.
figurative analogy
C.
literal analogy
D.
analogical reasoning
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