straw man fallacy
Understating, distorting, or otherwise misrepresenting the position of opponents for the sake of refutation.
subordination
The requirement that material in an outline descend in importance from main points to subpoints to sub-subpoints to sub-sub-subpoints.
subpoint
The major division within a speech’s main points.
substance
A quality possessed by a speech when it has an important message, a careful plan of development, and adequate facts, examples, and testimony.
sub-subpoints
Divisions of subpoints within a speech.
summary statement
The speaker’s reinterpretation of the speech’s main idea at the end of a presentation.
supporting materials
The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.
symbolic racism
An indirect form of racism that employs code words and subtle, unspoken contrast to suggest that one race is superior to another.
symposium
A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
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table the motion
(move to table the motion) Suspends indefinitely the discussion of a motion.
target audience
The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.
task leadership behavior
A leadership emphasis that directs the attention and activity of a group towards a specified goal.
task needs
Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
terminal credibility
The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
testimonial
Lay testimony used to endorse a person, practice, or institution.
testimony
Citing the observations, opinions, or conclusions of other people or institutions to clarify, support, and strengthen a presentation.
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