Exam 6: Finding and Evaluating Research

The first task of an interview is to ______.

An intelligent question to ask yourself when evaluating online sources is, "Who is the site's sponsor?"

When assessing the credibility of information, the speaker should determine whether the sources consulted are ______ and ______.

When a speaker conducts an interview, they should ______ its results.

Just going about the business of living provides you with many ______ from which to draw raw material for a speech.

As you build your speech, you bring experts onto your team in order to gain ______ and give your message the maximum impact.

A ______ is a website whose content is composed and edited by members of the public.

Websites maintained by faculty, think-tank members, or non-profit and governmental organizations tend to be more valid sources of information than many commercial websites designed for promotional purposes.

Before you make a phone call or conduct an interview, be certain that you have a series of questions to ask your interviewee that display which of the following?

MLA and ______ styles are the most popular referencing styles.

The following is a valuable piece of advice in regard to creating a Works Consulted page for a speech.

The first time you cite a particular source, you want to be fairly specific.

Among the resources included in your library's ______ area are encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, biographical aids, atlases, and an array of indexes.

Questioning experts can help you structure your research and provide you with ideas and information to bring your speech alive.

A blog is an e-mail list of several to over hundreds of people who have interest in and knowledge of the particular topic you are researching.

Research adds substance to a speech.

Your own experiences aren't valid research for your speech.

______ research is original research involves interviewing credible sources.

You include the page numbers when citing a work in your notes.

If you want to talk about homelessness in your hometown and you find only one newspaper article, you need to widen the scope of your work, perhaps to include the surrounding county.