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A ______ is a device that is used to trigger memory.

A) analogy
B) mnemonic
C) mental reminder
D) cue

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______ formats are less explicit than linear formats in offering hard evidence in defense of a position.

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In both the East and West, speakers will summarize and offer a set conclusion.

Which of the following speeches would likely be organized spatially?

Chronological ordering can be especially useful in ______ speaking.

When you use ______ organization for your speech, you explain to your audience members the order in which events happened.

A mnemonic is a device that is used to trigger memory.

It is said that organization can empower a speech.

We begin by introducing the topic, offering a preview of what's to come. This done, we go on to discuss the topic, developing it fully. Then, we wrap up with a concluding statement that summarizes the main points and ties the presentation together. This formula is called ______.

According to intercultural communication theorists, English is primarily "speaker-responsible" language.

When you use ______ organization for your speech, you may arrange your material into a series of appropriate topics.

Creating a speech is just like writing an essay.

In the ______ pattern, the speaker tells a story or series of stories without stating a thesis or developing it with main points.

Organization and content are equal partners in speech development.

Speakers who use ______ patterns devise a series of "stepping stones" that circle their topic instead of hitting it head on.

A speaker who organized his or her speech by discussing health issues related to traditional 5-day school weeks before presenting the notion of a 4-day school week would be using a/an ______ organizational pattern.

Which of the following is a traditional or linear approach to ordering material?

What does "geography of thought" refer to?

In the ______ pattern, the main points of a speech gradually build up to the speaker's thesis, which the speaker does not reveal until the speech is nearly over.

Define redundancy in the context of public speaking.