1. you attend a conference for students in the area of forensics the speakers using high-level vocabulary that possesses a major distraction to listening this is an example of
a. physical noise
b. physiological noise
c. psychological noise
d. semantic noise

2. before preparing a speech you develop critical and evaluate your ideas this is an example of an important critical thinking skill called
a. generating
b. evaluating
c. focusing
d. organizing
3. refers to methods used to communicate the message and feedback between parties
a. feedback
b. message
c. channel
d. environmental

1-D, because the content of the words (=meaning of the words) hinder the understanding of the talk.

2- B, evaluate means to measure the quality of something, in this case, you want to see how good your speech is by eliminating contradictions, logical flaws, words that can cause ambiguity and etc.

3- A, a feedback happens when the received piece of information generated by someone (let's call thissomeone who generates the first piece of information A ) is used as input to generate another piece of information from the recereiver (let's call the receiver B) which in turn can again be used as input to create another answer.

A > B

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This scheme means: Information comes from A to B and then there is an answer from B which returns to A which can generate another answer to B and the cycle can go on until one part decides to finish it.

1. According to the first question the correct choise is the option D. Semantic Noise. Because in communication there are some types of noise that hinder the transmission and reception of the message and one of them is the semantic noise that consists of the person speaking using a complex and technical language that is not understood by the person receiving the message.

2. Preparing a speech implies having clarity about the facts that are going to be mentioned, it also means selecting the correct words to express the ideas in the most understandable way possible avoiding confusing the audience. You must set an objective that you want to reach with the discourse and be self-critical to evaluate and identify possible errors in the context, in the use of the corresponding semantics and in the clarity of the discourse objective. This is why the correct option is B. Evaluating.

3. The channel is the means by which the message is transmitted in a communication. The channel can be personal or massive. The personal channel is the voice to voice and the mass channels are written, radio, television or the internet. According to the above, the correct answer is option C.

b.)the road of trials

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)