During this stage of Monroe’s Motivational Sequence, you are explaining the benefits and cons of your solution, how it will improve the current situation, and you are explaining how it helps.  What stage of Monroe’s Motivational Sequence is this describing? 

Megan and Bryan decided to attend a public speaking event that their school is promoting which includes various speakers. Megan and Bryan have previous heard amazing things about one guest speaker and they have viewed him as credible based on their prior knowledge and were interested in his ideas. However, during the event, the speaker sounded condescending and was not citing his sources while using inaccurate and misleading information that Megan and Bryan both recognized as wrong. Megan and Bryan’s views of the speaker’s credibility completely changed during the event. What type of ethos is the audience considering? 

Levi is giving a persuasive speech on drunk driving. He knows that he must generate interest in the topic during his introduction, so he wants to have an effect with his opening statement. Which of the following opening statements would be the LEAST effective for Levi’s speech? 

After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending. What type of fallacy is this an example of?

When a doctor listens to a patient’s symptoms, analyzes blood tests, and then based off the current evidence provides a theory of your diagnosis, the doctor has used ____________________ reasoning. 

Two speakers can use the same words, but the listeners “hear” different messages based on their perceptions of the speaker’s experiences, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc.  

Ceremonial Speeches are usually more upbeat and positive in tone than other types of speeches. 

Terrie is doing a speech about how to get a Bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University. She states that a student is eligable to get their Bachelor’s if they have 120 credits. Terrie then mentions she has more than 130 credits. Therefore, Terrie is eligable for her Bachelor’s degree. What type of argument is Terrie presenting?

The term “ethics” is defined as a(n):

Megan and Bryan decided to attend a public speaking event that their school is promoting which includes various speakers. Megan and Bryan have previous heard amazing things about one guest speaker and they have viewed him as credible based on their prior knowledge and were interested in his ideas. However, during the event, the speaker sounded condescending and was not citing his sources while using inaccurate and misleading information that Megan and Bryan both recognized as wrong. Megan and Bryan’s views of the speaker’s credibility completely changed during the event. What type of ethos is the audience considering?