Listening to and Critiquing Public Speeches

Question 9 • *CR Speech (ELECTIVE, 1 semester, E6001OX)

Which of the following best illustrates a failure to listen with an open mind?

Answer

Josh was texting his girlfriend while listening to the audio clip of Dr. King’s speech.

Faith felt that Dr. King’s views were biased before she listened to the audio clip of his speech and knew she would be bored during most of it.

Steve only listened to a minute of the speech before deciding that he had gotten the main idea and stopped listening.

None of the above.

Explanation

Listening with an open mind means hearing a speaker without deciding in advance that their ideas are biased or that the talk will be boring. Faith had already formed those judgments before listening, so her expectations could prevent her from considering Dr. King’s message fairly. Josh is distracted, and Steve stops listening too soon, but neither example specifically shows a closed-minded preconception.

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