The Function of a Preview in a Speech Is To

question 12

Multiple Choice

The function of a preview in a speech is to:

• A) Help the audience contextualize or organize your presentation.
• B) Compel the audience to listen.
• C) Attract and maintain the audience's attention.
• D) Compel the audience to remember both you and your message.

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Definitions:

A Proposition

A declarative statement that can either be true or false, often used in logic and philosophy to express ideas or assertions.

Enthymeme

A rhetorical argument where one of the premises is not explicitly stated, usually considered to be evident to the audience.

Existential Import

In logic, the assumption that a statement implies the existence of the subject it mentions.

I Proposition

An I proposition in traditional logic is an affirmative particular statement, indicating that some members of the subject class are included in the predicate class, typically structured as "Some S are P."