Chapter 16

Question 1

As your textbook explains, whenever you give a persuasive speech on a question of value, you need to

Answer 1

justify your value judgment against a set of standards or criteria.

Question 2

Jia’s persuasive speech contained the following statement:

The decline in the U.S. bat population has reached critical proportions. Since 2006, more than six million bats in 33 states have been killed by a fungus called white-nose syndrome. The shrinking number of bats has serious consequences, not only because bats eat insects that are harmful to trees and crops, but also because they eat mosquitoes, such as those that carry West Nile virus.

Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Jia address in this excerpt?

Answer 2

need

Question 3

As your textbook explains, persuasive speeches on questions of value are most often organized in __________ order.

Answer 3

topical

Question 4

Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking?

Answer 4

a scientist urging the FDA to ban plastics containing the chemical BPA

Question 5

Of all the kinds of speechmaking, __________ speaking is the most complex and the most challenging.

Answer 5

persuasive

Question 6

Jolene’s persuasive speech contained the following statement:

The best way to prevent teens from texting while driving is for every state to require a program similar to one implemented in New York. There, Esurance is offering its customers a free plugin that reports back to parents about instances of unsafe driving. The device can also disable any aspect of cell phone use that the parent chooses, such as texting, while still allowing other features such as navigation apps and calls from the parent.

Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Jolene address in this excerpt?

Answer 6

plan

Question 7

Which step of Monroe’s motivated sequence deals with the issue of practicality in a persuasive speech on a question of policy?

Answer 7

visualization

Question 8

True or False:
Persuasive speeches on questions of fact are usually organized in topical order.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What organizational method for persuasive speeches is designed to take the audience through the five steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action?

Answer 9

Monroe’s motivated sequence

Question 10

The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of:

Answer 10

fact, value, and policy.

Question 11

The action step in Monroe’s motivated sequence usually comes in the __________ of a persuasive speech on a question of policy.

Answer 11

conclusion

Question 12

True or False:
“To persuade my audience to contribute to the campus blood drive” is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy whose aim is passive agreement.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

“To persuade my audience that criminalizing recreational drugs has failed to prevent their abuse” is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of:

Answer 13

fact

Question 14

True or False:
Concentrating on a target audience means that a persuasive speaker can ignore the rest of her or his listeners.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False:
When you discuss a question of policy, you must deal with three basic issues—need, plan, and practicality.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False:
Once you go beyond arguing right or wrong to arguing that something should or should not be done, you are moving from a question of opinion to a question of value.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

True or False:
“To persuade my audience that cloning human beings is morally unjustifiable” is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False:
Research indicates that once a listener takes action in support of a speaker’s position, she or he is more likely to support that speaker’s position in the future.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

In a speech seeking to persuade her audience to support the city’s ban on unlimited drink specials at local bars, Amira used examples and statistics to demonstrate the seriousness of binge drinking as a problem on college campuses. Which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Amira address in this part of her speech?

Answer 19

need

Question 20

True or False:
Comparative advantages order is used most often in organizing persuasive speeches on questions of value.

Answer 20

False