Deliberative speaking uses the strategies of both informing

Question

1. A nominating speech places an actor, entertainer, or politician into consideration for an award.

• True
• False

2. When Drew gave the toast at his best friend's wedding reception, he failed to notice the shocked looks as he told some off-color stories about the happy couple's dating life. What quality of decorum did Drew violate in this example?

• the toast was too long
• the toast did not reflect the speaker's feelings
• the audience did not like the speaker
• the speech was too informal for the occasion
• the emotions were too intense for the listeners

3. Deliberative speaking uses the strategies of both informing and persuading.

• True
• False

4. Phillip gave a persuasive speech about why people should not smoke. His classmate, Morris, refused to accept Phillip's arguments, even though they were well supported, because he thought Phillip was just another liberal do-gooder who wanted to curtail people's freedom. Which act of selective perception did Morris exhibit?

• compartmentalization
• denial
• dismissal
• belittling the source
• the boomerang effect