If you were giving a persuasive speech on Medicare to members of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be the:

A successful attempt at pathos in a persuasive speech could include all of the following except:

When a speaker seeks to create a bond with listeners by emphasizing similar attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors, the speaker is attempting to establish _______________.

If your specific goal were “To inform my audience how to make genuine French press coffee,” you would probably organize your speech in ___________ order.

Using “uh,” “er,” “um,” and similar expressions in a public speech are referred to as

Here are the main points for an informative speech about the anatomy of the human ear.                    I.     The outer ear includes the ear flap and the ear canal.                    II.   The middle ear includes the eardrum and three tiny, interconnected bones.                    III.  The inner ear includes the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the auditory nerve. These main points are arranged in                           order.

The introduction should make up 40% of the total speech.

The                           speaker uses only brief notes or a speaking outline to jog the memory.

According to our class discussion, a set of moral principles that may be held by a society, a group, or an individual is called:

She darted around the bookstore like a hummingbird in a flower garden” is an example of simile.