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A(n) __________ outline is brief and is for the speaker’s use alone. It contains citations and delivery prompts.

Discuss communication apprehension and explain the effects it can have on a person.

__________ ideas are those of equal value or importance in the overall pattern of the speech.

“Is the source an expert?” and “Is the source unbiased?” are questions you would answer to test the validity of an argument by _____.

“The NFL should adopt a playoff system that allows the season to last longer,” is an example of a proposition of _____.

Within a syllogism, the _____ is the statement placing a person, an event, or a condition into a general class.

In a syllogism, a major premise is understood to be _____.

To check the structure and flow of an argument based on a syllogism, you should state your _____; say “because” and state your _____; then say “therefore” and state your _____. The resulting two sentences should flow together and make sense.

Investigating a charge of student cheating, State U’s Academic Integrity Committee concluded: “Ethical speakers do not plagiarize the ideas or words of others. Tracy gave a speech in her public speaking class that her roommate had written and used a semester ago. Tracy’s behavior is clearly unethical.” The committee’s statement is an example of arguing by _____.

The conclusion of an argument shows how _____ proves _____.