BLOG 3: Fallacies and Holidays in 3 EZ-Steps!

Next Tuesday, July 4th, we have no class...well, some of us never have any class...ahahahahahah....I know, I'm a laugh a minute...this play on words with the idea of "NO CLASS" meaning different things is a good way to slide into fallacies, found in Chapter 17. Slippery meanings in language can be a sneaky way to persuade an audience instead of using real evidence...If you plan to go on to take Coms 311, Argumentation, you will get into much more detail on these fallacies...they have to do with reasoning...for this blog,
1.) I will give the first example, (see above).
2.) The next person to post has to say what fallacy I used and then make up an example of a different fallacy, trying to stump the following person to post, etc...
3.) You must blog again to respond to the person that guessed your fallacy, tell them if they were right or wrong and what the correct answer was.

I will discuss this "no class" example of a fallacy I used in this blog above during class tonight, since not all the fallacies of reasoning are found in our book...Other popular fallacies include, (as seen on p 389-401) Bandwagon Appeals, Overly-Emotional Appeals, Non-sequitors, appeals to misplaced authority, ad hominem, Red Herring and Causal Fallacies...Fallacies as defined in the book are: "False reasonaing when some one attempts to persuade without adequate evidence or with arguments that are irrelevent and inappropriate" (Beebe & Beebe, p. 390). Happy Fourth and have a great day off next Tuesday!!!!--Sandra

Final Study Guide: Coms 301 Summer 2006

COMS 301 FINAL EXAM: Your own oh-so-helpful STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 2
SECTIONS
Understanding Nervousness
Building Confidence
Consider Audience
Vocab: general purpose, specific purpose, main ideas, invention

Chapter 3
SECTIONS
Listening Ethically
Be sensitive and tolerant to differences
Vocab: ethics, free speech, patchwork plagiarism, oral citation, written citation,

Chapter 4
SECTIONS
Information Overload
Predjudice
Listening and critical thinking
Vocab: facts, inferences, critical thinking, critical listening, evidence, reasoning, rhetorical criticism

Chapter 5
SECTIONS
Adapt to your Audience
Culture Ethnicity and Race
Religion
Identifying Nonverbal audience cues
Vocab: open-ended questions, values, target audience, ethnocentrism

Chapter 6
SECTIONS
Select and Narrow your topic
General Purpose
Specific Purpose

Chapter 7
SECTIONS
Personal Knowledge and Experience
Accuracy
Vocab: page 157 basic MLA format


Chapter 8
SECTIONSAnalogies : Literal Analogies, Figurative Analogies
Vocab :opinion, expert testimony, lay testimony

Chapter 9
Vocab: Chronological, recency, topical organization, primacy, complexity, signpost

Chapter 10
SECTIONS
Purpose of Introductions
Preview Main Ideas
Effective Introductions
Purpose of Conclusions
Summarize the Speech
Vocab: closure, rhetorical question, anecdote, credibility

Chapter 11
Vocab: mapping, figure 11.2 (see p. 250), preparation outline

Chapter 12
SECTIONS
Oral Style
Use Unbiased Language
Vocab: Denotation, connotation, metaphor, repetition, suspension

Chapter 13
Vocab: Nonverbal communication, extemporaneous speaking, inflection, picture on 294

Chapter 14
SECTIONS
Keep Sights and Sounds simple
Overhead Transparencies
Vocab: font
Review guidelines for using presentation aids (9 of them, ends on p 327)

Chapter 15
Vocab: Speech to inform, pedagogy, andragogy

Chapter 16
SECTION
Putting Persuasive Principles into Action
Vocab: persuasion, cognitive dissonance, figure 16.1, p. 360,
Chapter 17
Vocab: ethos, initial credibility, derived credibility, logos, inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, syllogism, fallacy
Fallacies: Bandwagon (p 390), Hasty Generalization, Either-Or, Non-sequitor

Chapter 18: Toasts, introductory speeches, acceptance, eulogy, after-dinner speaking

Blog #2, After Dinner Speeches: Getting a Laugh

Hey Gang! That's Dave Chappelle as "Prince," a hilarious parody he does of the artist. For this blog, we are going to focus on effective use of humor...Anyone can be funny in public speaking, it is just a matter of timing, cues and permission to the audience. Visit this url to get a couple funny quotes from Ray Romano. http://www.workinghumor.com/quotes/ray_romano.shtml
Don't be afraid to memorize a few lines, they come in handy for speeches in a pinch!!! Now--Think of your favorite comdiene and why it is they crack you up...Humor has to be used appropriately and tastefully to work well in public speaking. It works great as an attention getter, but analyze your audience...will they think it's funny? Self depricating humor is a great way to go, making fun of yourself or your own family, culture, religion, etc. People respect some one who is not afraid to point to themselves and laugh. For this blog, take a stab at self depricating humor by telling a funny story or anecdote about you. Think of how this might turn into the attention getter for one of your speeches, sometimes funny life experiences become metaphors for serious, bigger picture issues. Don't ramble on too long, now! Humor relies on timing, so if your story goes on and on, you'll lose the audience...funny people are good editors, they know when and where to "cut stuff out." Too much detail is not funny, ok? It's boring! And remember: "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." (Mark Twain, borrowed on 6/12/06 from http://www.workinghumor.com/quotes/mark_twain.shtml).

Blog #1 or 5 for Coms 301 Summer Session

Hi Gang--For your first posting of the semester, I'd like you to use enumeration to tell us your name and three unique things about yourself. Enumeration is a great way to organize your speeches. I'll go first! (haha, get it???) I would like you to call me Sandra. My last name is Wheeler, I haven't changed over to my husband's last name...I might but I am torn between rebelling against the idea of women always giving up their names and/or identity to get married and the unity it does offer to share a name. Now, instead of talking about myself, let me tell you why enumeration is so cool: First of all, it is a form of sign-posting, which like transitions, is a way to keep the audience informed of where you are in the speech and how your thoughts CONNECT. Secondly, enumeration makes it easier for you as a speech maker not to lose your place and helps you memorize main points. Finally, enumeration is simple and safe for kids of all ages! Your turn, now click on comments below and remember to post as "anonymous," typing your name into your commments so you get credit for this posting!