COM 1040 (SPEECH) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Persuasive Speech- Fact - ANS A speech arguing whether something is true or false.
Persuasive Speech- Policy - ANS A speech arguing what should or should not be done.
Ethos - ANS Credibility; the audience's trust in the speaker.
Pathos - ANS Emotional appeal to the audience.
Logos - ANS Logical appeal using evidence and reasoning.
Monroe's Sequence Step 1- Attention - ANS Grab the audience's interest.
Monroe's Sequence Step 2- Need - ANS Describe the problem and why it matters.
Monroe's Sequence Step 3- Satisfaction - ANS Provide the solution to the problem.
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, Monroe's Sequence Step 4- Visualization - ANS Show benefits of the solution or consequence
of not acting.
Monroe's Sequence Step 5- Action - ANS Tell the audience exactly what to do next.
Maslow's Hierarchy- Physiological - ANS Basic needs: food, water, sleep/
Maslow's Hierarchy- Love/Belonging - ANS Relationships, acceptance, friendships.
Maslow's HIerarchy- Esteem - ANS Respect, achievement, confidence.
Maslow's Hierarchy- Self-Actualization - ANS Reaching full potential; personal growth.
Logical Fallacy - ANS An error in reasoning that weakens an argument.
Red Herring Fallacy - ANS Introducing irrelevant information to distract from the main issue.
Strawman Fallacy - ANS Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
Ad Hominem - ANS Attacking the person instead of the argument.
Bandwagon Fallacy - ANS Assuming something is true because many people believe it.
False Cause - ANS Mistakenly claiming that one thing causes another without proof.
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Persuasive Speech- Fact - ANS A speech arguing whether something is true or false.
Persuasive Speech- Policy - ANS A speech arguing what should or should not be done.
Ethos - ANS Credibility; the audience's trust in the speaker.
Pathos - ANS Emotional appeal to the audience.
Logos - ANS Logical appeal using evidence and reasoning.
Monroe's Sequence Step 1- Attention - ANS Grab the audience's interest.
Monroe's Sequence Step 2- Need - ANS Describe the problem and why it matters.
Monroe's Sequence Step 3- Satisfaction - ANS Provide the solution to the problem.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Monroe's Sequence Step 4- Visualization - ANS Show benefits of the solution or consequence
of not acting.
Monroe's Sequence Step 5- Action - ANS Tell the audience exactly what to do next.
Maslow's Hierarchy- Physiological - ANS Basic needs: food, water, sleep/
Maslow's Hierarchy- Love/Belonging - ANS Relationships, acceptance, friendships.
Maslow's HIerarchy- Esteem - ANS Respect, achievement, confidence.
Maslow's Hierarchy- Self-Actualization - ANS Reaching full potential; personal growth.
Logical Fallacy - ANS An error in reasoning that weakens an argument.
Red Herring Fallacy - ANS Introducing irrelevant information to distract from the main issue.
Strawman Fallacy - ANS Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
Ad Hominem - ANS Attacking the person instead of the argument.
Bandwagon Fallacy - ANS Assuming something is true because many people believe it.
False Cause - ANS Mistakenly claiming that one thing causes another without proof.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
