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According to your textbook, the most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning in a persuasive speech is

A) whether there are enough analogies to support the general conclusion.
B) whether the analogical principle is supported by the major premise.
C) whether the analogy avoids the fallacy of post hoc, ergo propter hoc.
D) whether the two cases being compared are essentially alike.
E) whether the analogy assumes that complex events have only a single cause.

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The _______________ fallacy introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the issue at hand.

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According to your textbook, the aspect oa speaker's delivery that is most likely to boost his or her credibility with an audience is to deliver the speech with genuine conviction.

According to your textbook, the two most important factors affecting the credibility oa persuasive speaker are _______________ and _______________ .

When you use evidence in a persuasive speech, you can count on listeners to figure out for themselves what you want the evidence to prove.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? Iyou let the postal service eliminate Saturday delivery, then it's only a matter otime until there's no mail delivery at all.

Developer Martin Cray had low credibility when he began his speech to a neighborhood group opposed to a new shopping center he hoped to build. During the speech, his credibility increased because his audience was impressed with his command othe facts and his willingness to work with the neighborhood on plans for the shopping center. According to your textbook, the credibility produced by everything Martin said and did during the speech is called _________ credibility.

_______________ credibility is the credibility othe speaker before she or he begins to speak. _______________ credibility is the credibility produced by everything the speaker says and does during the speech. _______________ credibility is the credibility othe speaker at the end othe speech.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example othe _______________ fallacy: Representative Tomlin says she'll work for the middle class ishe is elected. But don't forget that she was accused oplagiarizing a term paper while she was in law school.

What kind oreasoning is used in the following statement? In recent years there have been a number ohighly publicized cases osexual harassment in business, government, and education. Thus we can conclude that sexual harassment continues to be a problem for women in the workplace.

Education and status are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility.

Appeals to audience emotions such as fear, compassion, guilt, or pride are the kinds oappeals that Aristotle referred to as

Reasoning from specific instances involves progressing from a number oparticular facts to a general conclusion.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? Either we all sign organ donor cards or medical facilities will start cloning people just to sell their body parts.

Competence and character are the most important factors affecting a speaker's credibility.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example othe _______________ fallacy: I don't know why we are wasting time debating campaign finance reform when more and more international terrorists are focusing their attacks on the United States.

What kind oreasoning is exemplified in the following statement? According to a study by the University oMichigan, married men in the United States earn an average o31 percent more money than unmarried men. It seems clear, then, that for many men being married is a major factor in financial success.

According to your textbook, one key to using emotional appeal ethically is to make sure it is appropriate to the speech topic.

What kind oreasoning is used in the following statement? In recent months, newspapers have carried reports ovicious dogs attacking people in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Boston, and Orlando. These reports show that dog attacks are an increasingly serious problem nationwide.

Studies have found that public speakers will usually be more persuasive when they