Question 1

The more credibility a speaker earns, the more likely the presentation’s purpose will be achieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A speaker's ethics are

Accepted Answer

A) based on the speaker's beliefs and values. 
B) based on the audience's values. 
C) based on the speech's context. 
D) based on the speaking occasion. 
E) based on the audience's characteristics. 
A) based on the speaker's beliefs and values. 
B) based on the audience's values. 
C) based on the speech's context. 
D) based on the speaking occasion. 
E) based on the audience's characteristics.

Question 3

The concept of speaker credibility is more than two thousand years old

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If your research disclosed that capital punishment, as practiced in the United States, does not deter criminal behavior, but you still want to advocate the death penalty for serious crimes, what kind of decision would you be making if you decided to leave these contrary research results out of your presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) Unethical decision about purpose 
B) Unethical decision about the audience 
C) Unethical decision about content 
D) Unethical decision about logistics 
E) Unethical decision about performance 
A) Unethical decision about purpose 
B) Unethical decision about the audience 
C) Unethical decision about content 
D) Unethical decision about logistics 
E) Unethical decision about performance

Question 5

If you would be ashamed or embarrassed to reveal your private purpose to an audience, you should question the sincerity and fairness of your public purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which one of the following traits characterizes a speaker’s charisma?

Accepted Answer

A) Trustworthiness 
B) Intelligence 
C) Honesty 
D) Enthusiasm 
E) Expertise 
A) Trustworthiness 
B) Intelligence 
C) Honesty 
D) Enthusiasm 
E) Expertise

Question 7

A good speaker has the ethical responsibility to weigh what an audience wants to hear against what is truthful, fair, and beneficial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which component of speaker credibility is viewed as the most important?

Accepted Answer

A) Charisma 
B) Competence 
C) Caring 
D) Character 
E) Comprehensiveness 
A) Charisma 
B) Competence 
C) Caring 
D) Character 
E) Comprehensiveness

Question 9

The nonverbal characteristics of an instructor’s immediacy in the classroom include all of the following behaviors except:

Accepted Answer

A) consistent and direct eye contact. 
B) smiling at students. 
C) appropriate and natural body movement and gestures. 
D) vocal inflection and variety. 
E) avoiding physical closeness to students. 
A) consistent and direct eye contact. 
B) smiling at students. 
C) appropriate and natural body movement and gestures. 
D) vocal inflection and variety. 
E) avoiding physical closeness to students.

Question 10

Ethos is a Greek word meaning “ethics.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A speaker can do little to develop charisma. Either you have it or you don’t.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ethical decision making focuses on

Accepted Answer

A) purpose and audience. 
B) logistics and content. 
C) organization and performance. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) purpose and audience. 
B) logistics and content. 
C) organization and performance. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 13

Speaker credibility comes from your audience; the audience decides whether or not you are believable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Audiences determine whether you are ethical; you determine whether you have ethos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An ethical speaker may have low ethos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Charisma is a secondary dimension of speaker credibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The concept of _______is defined as perceptions of physical and psychological closeness.

Accepted Answer

A) altruism 
B) immediacy 
C) affinity-seeking 
D) charisma 
E) performance 
A) altruism 
B) immediacy 
C) affinity-seeking 
D) charisma 
E) performance

Question 18

speaker's character is also referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) ethos. 
B) pathos. 
C) logos. 
D) mythos. 
E) telos. 
A) ethos. 
B) pathos. 
C) logos. 
D) mythos. 
E) telos.

Question 19

Acknowledging the other side of an argument rarely enhances speaker credibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Your competenc raises questions about

Accepted Answer

A) whether you know what you are talking about. 
B) your level of energy and enthusiasm. 
C) whether you are trustworthy, sincere, and fair. 
D) your level of commitment to an idea or cause. 
E) your good will and honesty. 
A) whether you know what you are talking about. 
B) your level of energy and enthusiasm. 
C) whether you are trustworthy, sincere, and fair. 
D) your level of commitment to an idea or cause. 
E) your good will and honesty.

The more credibility a speaker earns, the more likely the presentation’s purpose will be achieved.

A speaker's ethics are

The concept of speaker credibility is more than two thousand years old

If you would be ashamed or embarrassed to reveal your private purpose to an audience, you should question the sincerity and fairness of your public purpose.

Which one of the following traits characterizes a speaker’s charisma?

A good speaker has the ethical responsibility to weigh what an audience wants to hear against what is truthful, fair, and beneficial.

Which component of speaker credibility is viewed as the most important?

The nonverbal characteristics of an instructor’s immediacy in the classroom include all of the following behaviors except:

Ethos is a Greek word meaning “ethics.”

A speaker can do little to develop charisma. Either you have it or you don’t.

Ethical decision making focuses on

Speaker credibility comes from your audience; the audience decides whether or not you are believable.

Audiences determine whether you are ethical; you determine whether you have ethos.

An ethical speaker may have low ethos.

Charisma is a secondary dimension of speaker credibility.

The concept of _______is defined as perceptions of physical and psychological closeness.

speaker's character is also referred to as

Acknowledging the other side of an argument rarely enhances speaker credibility.

Your competenc raises questions about

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters

Exam 6: Speaker Credibility Anethics

The more credibility a speaker earns, the more likely the presentation’s purpose will be achieved.

A speaker's ethics are

The concept of speaker credibility is more than two thousand years old

If you would be ashamed or embarrassed to reveal your private purpose to an audience, you should question the sincerity and fairness of your public purpose.

Which one of the following traits characterizes a speaker’s charisma?

A good speaker has the ethical responsibility to weigh what an audience wants to hear against what is truthful, fair, and beneficial.

Which component of speaker credibility is viewed as the most important?

The nonverbal characteristics of an instructor’s immediacy in the classroom include all of the following behaviors except:

Ethos is a Greek word meaning “ethics.”

A speaker can do little to develop charisma. Either you have it or you don’t.

Ethical decision making focuses on

Speaker credibility comes from your audience; the audience decides whether or not you are believable.

Audiences determine whether you are ethical; you determine whether you have ethos.

An ethical speaker may have low ethos.

Charisma is a secondary dimension of speaker credibility.

The concept of _______is defined as perceptions of physical and psychological closeness.

speaker's character is also referred to as

Acknowledging the other side of an argument rarely enhances speaker credibility.

Your competenc raises questions about

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters