An attention-getter that gains audience members’ attention by actively engaging them and causing them to think about their position or experience with a topic is known as a(n) ______.

a. personal reference
b. rhetorical question
c. illustration
d. provocative fact or statistic

b. rhetorical question

Communication & Mass Media

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Speakers addressing reluctant audiences should open by addressing areas of agreement

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them" is one way to describe the informative technique of _____

a. reinforcing key ideas nonverbally b. building redundancy into the speech c. motivating the audience to listen d. relating to the interests of the audience

Communication & Mass Media