What are the four barriers to effective listening and what are the causes of these barriers? What can a
speaker do to limit the effects of poor listening?
What will be an ideal response?
Listener distractions, caused by the capacity to think faster than we can listen. Situational
distractions, caused by outside interference or noise. Limited attention span, caused by exposure to short,
simple messages. Jumping to conclusions, caused by assumptions and assimilation. According to the
book, "a well-prepared, well delivered speech is the best defense against listener distractions."
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What will be an ideal response?
The fallacy of division occurs when the speaker fails to provide reasoning to connect the supporting
material to the claim. Indicate whether the statement is true or false