1. When listeners assume that because two messages are similar, they must be identical, they are practicing a type of "jumping to conclusions" called:

• assimilation.
• interpretation.
• identification.
• categorization.
• implication.

2. To combat limited attention span, speakers should make their speeches as short as possible.

• True
• False

3. Public speaking occurs in response to:

• a specific situation.
• feedback.
• a speaker's urge to speak.
• the audience's need to know something.
• the inherent importance of an issue.

4. The development of the thesis is accomplished in the introduction of the speech.

• True
• False