COM 105 Exam #3 SG Question and
answers verified to pass 2025/2026
Notes from professor: - correct answer ✔- In COM 105, we are studying <communication> (no "s"), not
<communications> (with an "s").
- The Forte survey is a communication style survey. It is not a career aptitude test. It is not an instrument
designed to analyze your personality.
- The Core Skills are the perspectives, attitudes, and skills demonstrated by effective learners--not by
effective communicators.
What are the four Wallace Habits of Ethical Communication? - correct answer ✔(1) Habit of Search:
talking about what you know, don't fake your knowledge, educating yourself on a topic before
discussing it
(2) Habit of Justice: distinguishing between fact & opinion
(3) Habit of Transparency: explicitly clarifying your motives, why you're saying what you're saying
(4) Habit of Respect for Dissent: being okay with disagreement, inviting it
Ethical communication - correct answer ✔choosing to manage mutual responding by performing
observable, measurable, actionable communication practices in alignment with favored principles,
norms, and values
Definition of communication - correct answer ✔managing mutual responding
Com. practices - correct answer ✔the actions taken by 2+ people mutually engaging
Ex. eye contact, talking, etc.
Core Skills (of effective learners) - correct answer ✔1. Responsibility: wanting to learn
- "Primus inter pares"- first among equals
, 2. Intellectual curiosity: wondering, being "mentally alive"
3. Confidence: trusting your capabilities, quiet confidence, tenacity
4. Collaboration w/ civility: much to be learned cannot be learned alone
5. Praxis: aligning action with theory, applying what you learn
6. Critical thinking: rigorous ratiocination (mental activity), thinking beyond cognitive distortions
- Pairs with problem-solving (with people): strength-focus, focus on the solution and how to get there
5 Unbreakable Rules of Public Speaking - correct answer ✔1. Always engage your audience.
- Determine audience's attitudes, beliefs, and values
2. Every choice must be purposeful: "what do I want my audience to get from this speech?"
3. Rehearse & fine tune: through (1) experience or (2) rehearsal
4. Compose a powerful opening & closing: exordium & peroration
5. Silence is beneficial
What are the four "columns" in one's Forte profile? - correct answer ✔Dominance/nondominance
Extraversion/introversion
Patient/impatient- paced/urgent
Conformist/nonconformist- systematic/independent
Definition of argument - correct answer ✔a thoughtful, well-constructed, cogently articulated
expression of ideas, designed to influence ratiocination, feeling, or action
What are the 3 characteristics of an argument? - correct answer ✔1. Choice: 2+ people choosing to
engage
2. Design: created by someone
3. Contingency: at least 2 sides to the issue, "objective proof" impossible, audience belief contingent
upon the advocate's skills
answers verified to pass 2025/2026
Notes from professor: - correct answer ✔- In COM 105, we are studying <communication> (no "s"), not
<communications> (with an "s").
- The Forte survey is a communication style survey. It is not a career aptitude test. It is not an instrument
designed to analyze your personality.
- The Core Skills are the perspectives, attitudes, and skills demonstrated by effective learners--not by
effective communicators.
What are the four Wallace Habits of Ethical Communication? - correct answer ✔(1) Habit of Search:
talking about what you know, don't fake your knowledge, educating yourself on a topic before
discussing it
(2) Habit of Justice: distinguishing between fact & opinion
(3) Habit of Transparency: explicitly clarifying your motives, why you're saying what you're saying
(4) Habit of Respect for Dissent: being okay with disagreement, inviting it
Ethical communication - correct answer ✔choosing to manage mutual responding by performing
observable, measurable, actionable communication practices in alignment with favored principles,
norms, and values
Definition of communication - correct answer ✔managing mutual responding
Com. practices - correct answer ✔the actions taken by 2+ people mutually engaging
Ex. eye contact, talking, etc.
Core Skills (of effective learners) - correct answer ✔1. Responsibility: wanting to learn
- "Primus inter pares"- first among equals
, 2. Intellectual curiosity: wondering, being "mentally alive"
3. Confidence: trusting your capabilities, quiet confidence, tenacity
4. Collaboration w/ civility: much to be learned cannot be learned alone
5. Praxis: aligning action with theory, applying what you learn
6. Critical thinking: rigorous ratiocination (mental activity), thinking beyond cognitive distortions
- Pairs with problem-solving (with people): strength-focus, focus on the solution and how to get there
5 Unbreakable Rules of Public Speaking - correct answer ✔1. Always engage your audience.
- Determine audience's attitudes, beliefs, and values
2. Every choice must be purposeful: "what do I want my audience to get from this speech?"
3. Rehearse & fine tune: through (1) experience or (2) rehearsal
4. Compose a powerful opening & closing: exordium & peroration
5. Silence is beneficial
What are the four "columns" in one's Forte profile? - correct answer ✔Dominance/nondominance
Extraversion/introversion
Patient/impatient- paced/urgent
Conformist/nonconformist- systematic/independent
Definition of argument - correct answer ✔a thoughtful, well-constructed, cogently articulated
expression of ideas, designed to influence ratiocination, feeling, or action
What are the 3 characteristics of an argument? - correct answer ✔1. Choice: 2+ people choosing to
engage
2. Design: created by someone
3. Contingency: at least 2 sides to the issue, "objective proof" impossible, audience belief contingent
upon the advocate's skills
