Exam 5: Selecting and Testing Support Material

Actor Sean Penn speaking against the war in Iraq is an example of ___________ testimony.

Sometimes you can have more than one mode in a set of numbers or none at all.

Describing your own experience with identify theft to an audience is an example of___________ testimony.

Actress Anna Paquin speaking about the benefits of biodiesel fuels is an example of____________ testimony.

_________testimony occurs when an ordinary person other than the speaker bears witness to his or her own experiences and beliefs.

What elements should be included in a source citation for a Web site?

Most newspaper and magazine articles are secondary sources.

Which of the following is TRUE in regard to prestige testimony?

Effective hypothetical examples require the speaker and the audience to have faith that the projected outcome could occur.

While giving a speech on professional soccer, Marshall uses support materials to make the following assertion to his audience: "Diego Maradona and Pele each made it to four FIFA World Cup finals." In this example, Marshall has used support materials for the purpose of

Original sources of information are called___________ sources.

________are brief explanations designed to inform your audience about something unfamiliar.

Quoting a neurologist on the topic of epilepsy is an example of using_______________ testimony.

_________is firsthand knowledge or opinions, either your own or from others.

Identify and explain the five criteria for evaluating your support materials.

You should ___________ information when the section you want to use is too long, wordy, or awkward for you to say.

Paraphrasing restates content in a simpler format and in your own words, using language appropriate for your audience.

________________are the oral and written credits for the original sources of the support materials you are using.

Verifiable bits of information about people, places, dates, events, and times are called ___________ .

"According to a Gallup poll conducted in March 2013, Congress has an approval rating of only 13 percent." This is an example of a(n)___________ statistic.