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Public Speaking Vocab
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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form

2. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position

3. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.

4. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented

5. The means by which a message is communicated

6. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc

7. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form

8. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else

9. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences

10. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects

11. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea

12. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award

13. An error in reasoning

14. A book of synonyms

15. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being

16. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors

17. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech

18. A constant pitch or tone of voice

19. The speed at which a person speaks

20. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness

21. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence

22. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points

23. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product

24. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences

25. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion