GROUP
COMMUNICATION
Chapter 12-14
Study Guide
Chapter 12
• 1. What are the 4 steps in the problem solving
process?
• Describe and understand the problem
• Identify standards by which to judge solutions
• Identify possible solutions
• Evaluate each one
• 2. What is groupthink?
• What occurs when agreement is more important than
problem solving.
• 3. Name and explain the 3 elements that define a
small group.
• Number of members: must be small
• Interaction: must be present
• Common goals: must be shared
• 4. What are the negative roles that group members
may assume?
• Interrupter
• Aggressor
• Recognition seeker
• Controller
• 5. What is cooperative learning?
• That which involves highly interactive and
interdependent group activities.
• 6. What crucial communication skills must group
members have and use to make a cooperative
learning group work?
• Talking and listening
• Focusing on and understanding the task
• Imaginative communication
Chapter 13
• 1. chairperson
• The person who will be in charge of conducting the
meeting.
• 2. agenda
• A list of things that will be done during the meeting.
• 3. motion
• A proposal that specific action be taken.
• 4. seconded
• Endorsed by another member.
• 5. amendments
• Changes in the wording or the intent of a motion
• 6. correspondence
• Any letters or e-mails that have been sent to the
organization.
• 7. What is the main purpose for using parliamentary
procedure?
• For fairness and efficiency
• 8. What are the main functions of a chairperson?
• Writes the agenda and conducts the meeting.
• 9. What are the nine events included in most
agendas?
• Call to order
• Minutes of previous meeting
• Treasurer’s report
• Correspondence
• Committee reports
• Old business
• New business
• Announcements
• adjournment
Chapter 14
• 1. Proposition
• The formal statement of the issue to be debated.
• 2. affirmative
• The side of the debate that argues for the proposition.
• 3. negative
• The side of the debate that argues against the proposition.
• 4. argument
• The statement of an objective reason that directly supports the
position of either the affirmative side or the negative side.
• 5. evidence
• Facts, statistics, expert testimony, or other specific details
that directly support an argument.
• 6. brief
• A complete outline of all the necessary definitions,
arguments, and evidence on both sides of a proposition.
• 7. refutation
• An effort by speakers to answer or disprove arguments
presented by the other side in a debate.
• 8. constructive speech
• The first speech given by each debater.
• 9. rebuttal speech
• A speech in which refutation is the primary activity.
• 10. debate
• A competition between persuasive speakers.
• 11. cross-examination
• The questioning of the opposing side after each
constructive speech in a debate.
• 12. What kinds of evidence are used to support an
argument in a debate?
• Facts, statistics, expert testimony, etc.
• 13. What is the difference between constructive
speeches and rebuttal speeches?
• Constructive supports the position whereas rebuttals
refute it.
• 14. How long is a constructive speech usually?
• 6 minutes
• 15. How long is a rebuttal speech usually?
• 3 minutes
• 16. What is the responsibility of the 1 st affirmative
speaker?
• To present his or her team’s proposition.
• 17. What is the responsibility of the 1 st negative speaker?
• To give the first rebuttal.
• 18. What is the responsibility of the 2 nd affirmative and
negative speakers?
• Give remaining arguments and summarize their case in
the last two rebuttals.
• 19. How many debaters participate in Lincoln-Douglas
debate?
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• 20. What type of resolution is debated in LincolnDouglas?
• Value
• Traditional Debate?
• Policy
• 21. What is the main responsibility of the affirmative
speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate?
• Argue for validity of proposed values.
• The negative speaker?
• To counter affirmative speaker’s arguments and
propose alternatives.
• 22. What is an assertion?
• A statement that claims something is true without
providing reasons or evidence.
• 23. An argument is A.R.E. What do the letters stand
for?
• A=assertion
• R=reason
• E=evidence
• 24. What is the most common type of evidence?
• Example
• 25. Define historical example.
• An example that presents reasoning that was true in the
past.
• 26. Define contemporary example.
• Examples that deal with more recent events.
• 27. Define hypothetical example.
• Examples that have not yet occurred but might under
certain circumstances.
• 28. What is a loaded question?
• One that makes the respondent look bad not matter how
she answers.
• 29. What is clash in debate?
• When both speakers are advancing arguments, but
their statements are unrelated.
• 30. What is an empirical argument?
• An argument that is demonstrated by past examples.