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GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
opposed audience - ANSWERS-audience that is hostile to the
speaker and the speaker's subject
oxymoron - ANSWERS-a literary device that places words that are in
opposition directly beside eachother
ex: cruel kindness
parallelism - ANSWERS-the use of the same grammatical form to
express ideas that should logically be treated equally. often involves
the repeating of words or phrases.
,passive listening - ANSWERS-a listening role in which the listener
does not share in the responsibility or involve themselves in the
communication process
persuasive speaking - ANSWERS-speaking that influences others to
believe or think something or to take action
plagiarism - ANSWERS-copying or imitating the ideas or thoughts of
another and passing them off as one's own original work
preview statement - ANSWERS-the statement at the end of the
introduction that presents an overview of the major areas of the
speech that will be discussed in the body paragraphs
propaganda - ANSWERS-material designed to distort the truth or
deceive the audience
public lecture - ANSWERS-a lecture given to a community or school
group
Types of speeches - ANSWERS-Impromptu, Extemporaneous,
memorized, manuscripted
Impromptu speech - ANSWERS-spur of the moment, unplanned,
short speech
, downfalls:wordiness, forgetfulness, errors, have to be a quick
thinker
Extemporaneous speech - ANSWERS-speaker may have notes or
outline but the speech is not memorized, can be practiced
allows for flexibility and natural feel
Memorized speech - ANSWERS-speech that is completely
committed to memory. Allows for audience eye contact, but may
appear over prepared, stilted, scripted, or parts can be forgotten.
Manuscripted speech - ANSWERS-Read directly from a pre-written
document. Well planned.Can't forget it. No flexibility. No audience
eye contact.
reality-tester - ANSWERS-one who seeks to verify the accuracy of
information provided by others
reconstructive listening - ANSWERS-taking a new message & making
it fit what we want to hear or what we are used to hearing
homeostasis - ANSWERS-equilibrium
self-disclosure - ANSWERS-sharing information with another person
to establish or enhance relationships