A Young Man Is Learning a Lot About Public Speaking

question 34

Multiple Choice

A young man is learning a lot about public speaking but can't remember where to start in finding a topic. He might recall that the first step in choosing his topic will be to

• A) decide on his purpose.
• B) look at his own interests.
• C) focus on what is popular.
• D) analyze his audience.

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Definitions:

Framing Information

The way information is presented or structured to influence perception and understanding.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Additive Strategy

A decision-making process in which alternatives are evaluated by summing up their attributes, giving more weighted attributes higher importance.

Elimination

The process of removing or getting rid of something, often used in biological contexts to refer to the expulsion of waste from the body.