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When you listen to the campaign speech oa political candidate for the purpose oaccepting or rejecting the speaker's message, you are engaged in critical listening.

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A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

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Egocentrism means that audiences typically approach speeches by asking "Why is this important for me?"

Because a panel discussion involves speaking impromptu, the best preparation for such a discussion is no preparation at all.

"To inform my audience how to build a bird house and about the migratory patterns obirds" is an example oan effective specific purpose statement for a speech.

Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course oaction against a set oethical standards or guidelines.

Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.

Critical thinking is a way othinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.

Because it moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion, reasoning from principle is the opposite oreasoning from specific instances.

One othe major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.

Goodwill is the audience's perception owhether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

Ways otalking based on ethnic or regional speech patterns are called dialects.

The three major traits oa good acceptance speech are brevity, humility, and graciousness.

When you adjust to the situation oa public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.

As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter opersonal whim or opinion.

In the most common system ooutlining, main points are identified by Roman numerals and subpoints by capital letters.

"To persuade my audience that Citizen Kane is the greatest movie oall time" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question ovalue.

You should usually avoid drawing on your personal knowledge or experience when choosing a speech topic.

Informative speeches about concepts are usually arranged in spatial order.

As your textbook explains, when you locate an abstract oa magazine article, you should feel free to cite the article in your speech on the basis othe abstract alone.