Persuasion In The Media Age

Creating Persuasive Presentations

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which type of persuasive topic attempts to prove that something is true or false?
		A)	fact
		B)	value
		C)	policy
		D)	all of the above


2	Which analytical framework is used for persuasive speeches on questions of value?
		A)	segmentation
		B)	stock issues
		C)	stasis
		D)	all of the above


3	Which element of stasis requires that the persuader determine the essential components of a fact or value?
		A)	definition
		B)	existence
		C)	quality
		D)	quantity


4	Which stock issue is concerned with inherent obstacles for reform in the current system?
		A)	ill
		B)	blame
		C)	cure
		D)	cost


5	Which step of the Motivated Sequence discusses the blame stock issue?
		A)	attention
		B)	need
		C)	satisfaction
		D)	action


6	Which style of language combines opposing ideas in parallel structure?
		A)	parallelism
		B)	alliteration
		C)	antithesis
		D)	repetition


7	Which style of delivery uses an outline that the persuader has prepared previously?
		A)	impromptu
		B)	manuscript
		C)	memorized
		D)	extemporaneous


8	Which style of delivery is used when the speaker has very little or no preparation time?
		A)	memorized.
		B)	extemporaneous
		C)	impromptu
		D)	manuscript


9	Which quality of delivery refers to the powerfulness or softness of the speaker's voice?
		A)	loudness
		B)	pitch
		C)	quality
		D)	regularity


10	Which quality of delivery refers to the fullness of the person's voice?
		A)	loudness
		B)	pitch
		C)	quality
		D)	regularity

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