PUBLIC SPEAKING ASSIGNMENT

Final Exam

Section A: Short answer

Respond to each question in this section with two or three sentences. Aim for completeness and clarity.

 

  1. In your own words, define “logical fallacy.”
  2. There is a difference between a statement being fallacious and untrue? Explain.
  3. Can a logical fallacy be convincing? Explain why or why not.

 

  1. What is topoi? What is its purpose?
  2. Describe each of these three forms of Speech: Informative, Persuasive, and Epideictic

 

Section B: Fallacy Detection

Identify the fallacy

  1. If he’s at school, then he is at smart.

He is smart.

Therefore, he is at school.

  1. Most Americans want to go to war, thus it is obviously the correct choice.
  2. Climate change can’t be true because then my 401k will be less valuable!
  3. The Warriors lose everytime I watch them, so I’ll stop watching them to help them win because I’m a true fan.
  4. Either you pay for my college or I’ll hate you forever.
  5. Do you always drive this well drunk?
  6. Are you sure you want to hire an entitled zoomer?
  7. Vote for me or I’ll claim the election is fraudulent.

 

 

Section C: Long answer

Respond to each question in this section with four to eight sentences. Aim for completeness and clarity.

 

  1. Choose the false dilemma fallacy we’ve discussed in class. Describe how you would teach this fallacy to someone without any experience in the subject. You might include a definition, example, and any other information that will help your student learn. 

 

  1. Drawing on the course, describe the elements of a speaking situation or context. What are those elements, and how can they help a speaker better understand the context in which they plan to speak?

 

Section D: Essay

Watch one of the following videos or pick your own video, then answer the questions below in two to three paragraphs.

 

Option one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llci8MVh8J4

 

Option two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueMNqdB1QIE

 

Option Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO-CzrWQ4y4&feature=emb_title

 

What is/are the goal/s of this speech? Is it informative, epideictic, and/or persuasive? If more than one, what is its primary mode, and why? Which rhetorical proofs (appeals) does this speech use? To what extent are they effective?