Question 1

The jurors write the end of the play in a trial by delivering a verdict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The primacy-recency theory states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent evidence is remembered best. 
B)  The first part of a message is remembered best. 
C)  The middle portion of a message is remembered best. 
D)  Those facts presented first and last are remembered best. 
A)  Recent evidence is remembered best. 
B)  The first part of a message is remembered best. 
C)  The middle portion of a message is remembered best. 
D)  Those facts presented first and last are remembered best.

Question 3

Jurors play the role of the conscience of the community in their service to the court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Epideictic speech is concerned with which areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accusation and defense of wrongdoing. 
B)  Politics and government matters. 
C)  Virtue and vice or praise and blame. 
D)  Imagery and sound. 
A)  Accusation and defense of wrongdoing. 
B)  Politics and government matters. 
C)  Virtue and vice or praise and blame. 
D)  Imagery and sound.

Question 5

Which of the following statements are true of jurors according to Reid Hastie, Steven Penrod, and Nancy Pennington's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jurors' memory on trial facts are only 50 percent accurate. 
B)  Jurors' memory of the judge's instructions was less than 30 percent accurate. 
C)  Jurors had already decided a story model of what happened before beginning deliberation. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Jurors' memory on trial facts are only 50 percent accurate. 
B)  Jurors' memory of the judge's instructions was less than 30 percent accurate. 
C)  Jurors had already decided a story model of what happened before beginning deliberation. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 6

Which famous case resulted in the passage of Judicial Canon 35 that prohibited broadcasts and courtroom cameras, which was later reversed?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Fatty Arbuckle case in Hollywood. 
B)  The Charles Lindberg baby's kidnapping trial. 
C)  Billie Sol Estes. 
D)  "Mad Dog Irvin." 
A)  The Fatty Arbuckle case in Hollywood. 
B)  The Charles Lindberg baby's kidnapping trial. 
C)  Billie Sol Estes. 
D)  "Mad Dog Irvin."

Question 7

Media reports on trials are irrelevant to the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Aristotle included which of the following in legal communication or forensics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature and number of motives. 
B)  The state of mind of the criminals when they commit crimes. 
C)  The kind of victims and their situations. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  The nature and number of motives. 
B)  The state of mind of the criminals when they commit crimes. 
C)  The kind of victims and their situations. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 9

Memory organization packages (MOPs) can be used to persuade jurors, Roger Schank said, because they consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevalent media images like celebrities with whom jurors identify. 
B)  Recurring fantasies that are common to people, like striking it rich. 
C)  Context-dependent parts of memory of common experiences that people have, like going to the emergency room. 
D)  Platitudes that represent knowledge common to the public. 
A)  Prevalent media images like celebrities with whom jurors identify. 
B)  Recurring fantasies that are common to people, like striking it rich. 
C)  Context-dependent parts of memory of common experiences that people have, like going to the emergency room. 
D)  Platitudes that represent knowledge common to the public.

Question 10

Inoculation refers to introducing a damaging piece of evidence before the opposition can do it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Forensic communication involves a combination of which two abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethos (character) and pathos (emotion). 
B)  Wisdom (Sophia) and speech (logos). 
C)  Compulsion and trickery. 
D)  Religious oaths and magic. 
A)  Ethos (character) and pathos (emotion). 
B)  Wisdom (Sophia) and speech (logos). 
C)  Compulsion and trickery. 
D)  Religious oaths and magic.

The jurors write the end of the play in a trial by delivering a verdict.

The primacy-recency theory states that:

Jurors play the role of the conscience of the community in their service to the court.

Epideictic speech is concerned with which areas?

Which of the following statements are true of jurors according to Reid Hastie, Steven Penrod, and Nancy Pennington's study?

Which famous case resulted in the passage of Judicial Canon 35 that prohibited broadcasts and courtroom cameras, which was later reversed?

Media reports on trials are irrelevant to the process.

Aristotle included which of the following in legal communication or forensics?

Memory organization packages (MOPs) can be used to persuade jurors, Roger Schank said, because they consist of:

Inoculation refers to introducing a damaging piece of evidence before the opposition can do it.

Forensic communication involves a combination of which two abilities?

Introduction to Persuasion in Everyday Practices

Rhetorical Scholars: Perspectives on Rhetoric

Audiences: Social Scientists Address Needs, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Language: the Code of Persuasion

Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Support

Political Communication: Mediated Constructions

Religion and Persuasion

Art As Persuasion: Visual Rhetoric

Advertising: Integrated Marketing Communication IMC

Public Relations: Engineering Public Consent

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Exam 7: Legal Communication: Persuasion in Court

The jurors write the end of the play in a trial by delivering a verdict.

The primacy-recency theory states that:

Jurors play the role of the conscience of the community in their service to the court.

Epideictic speech is concerned with which areas?

Which of the following statements are true of jurors according to Reid Hastie, Steven Penrod, and Nancy Pennington's study?

Which famous case resulted in the passage of Judicial Canon 35 that prohibited broadcasts and courtroom cameras, which was later reversed?

Media reports on trials are irrelevant to the process.

Aristotle included which of the following in legal communication or forensics?

Memory organization packages (MOPs) can be used to persuade jurors, Roger Schank said, because they consist of:

Inoculation refers to introducing a damaging piece of evidence before the opposition can do it.

Forensic communication involves a combination of which two abilities?

Introduction to Persuasion in Everyday Practices

Rhetorical Scholars: Perspectives on Rhetoric

Audiences: Social Scientists Address Needs, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Language: the Code of Persuasion

Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Support

Political Communication: Mediated Constructions

Religion and Persuasion

Art As Persuasion: Visual Rhetoric

Advertising: Integrated Marketing Communication IMC

Public Relations: Engineering Public Consent

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