1. When listeners assume that because two messages are similar, they must be identical, they are practicing a type of "jumping to conclusions" called:
- assimilation.
- interpretation.
- identification.
- categorization.
- implication.
2. To combat limited attention span, speakers should make their speeches as short as possible.
3. Public speaking occurs in response to:
- a specific situation.
- feedback.
- a speaker's urge to speak.
- the audience's need to know something.
- the inherent importance of an issue.
4. The development of the thesis is accomplished in the introduction of the speech.