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Configural formats are more explicit in offering hard evidence and proof in defense of a position and less listener-responsible in organization.

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Organization and ______ are equal partners in speech development.

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______ is a device that is used to trigger memory.

By building a certain amount of repetition into a speech, a speaker improves receiver ______.

What is the benefit of organization in speechmaking?

Cause-and-effect speeches lend themselves well to ______.

According to intercultural communication theorists, English is primarily "______-responsible" language, whereas other languages such as Japanese and Arabic are more "______-responsible."

Creating a speech has been compared with ______.

Native users of ______ -responsible languages typically believe it is upto the speaker to be explicit about what he or she wants the listener to know.

______ format helps to highlight natural divisions of a topic.

Patterns often repeat in unpredictable ways.

If you can observe your subject in space, it may be a candidate for ______ order.

The ______-thesis pattern is a system of configural organization.

Arranging your material into a series of appropriate topics is referred to as ______ order.

Which of the following would be an appropriate topic for a problem-solution organizational pattern?

Like chronological order, ______ order is used most frequently in informative speeches.

Linear organizational patterns are generally preferred by ______-context cultures.

Speakers who use configural patterns circle their topic; they do not hit it head on.

Explain the purpose of using redundancy, and why is that important for the speechmaking process.

______ generally contain short sentences, whereas ______ often contain complex sentences.