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True/False Questions

1 .       Need is one of the best motivators. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Maslow's hierarchy of needs motivates the behavior of all people. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       The likelihood that an audience will be motivated by a fear appeal is correlated with the respect they have for the speaker. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Internet chat rooms and talk radio are not appropriate persuasive speech topics. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Attitudes are more likely to change than beliefs or values. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Propositions of fact call for the listener to determine the importance of something. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Logos refers to logical arguments. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       When persuading a receptive audience, you should not use emotional appeals. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       The final step in Monroe's motivated sequence is adapting your solution to your audience. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       Aristotle taught that rhetoric is the process of discovering the available means of persuasion. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Your credibility is established before you stand up before an audience. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       Deductive reasoning can be structured as a syllogism. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       Non-sequiturs occur when a speaker launches a personal attack rather than provides appropriate evidence. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       Ad hominem is another way to describe a personal attack. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       Using emotion to persuade audiences is unethical. [Hint]

 
 






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