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? 

Kaylee was asked to put together a speech about a new rule at Blinn College. She does not want to confuse her audience and she wants them to know all the important information and every little bit of information. What type of speech should she use? 

Credibility is based on 3 different dimensions.  Which of the following is NOT a dimension of credibility?

In order to avoid information that is one sided, a speaker should use information that is: 

Aristotle argued that rhetoric should consider 3 key parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those 3 parts?