Exam 7: Researching the Speech

Which question is unlikely to be helpful when evaluating evidence found in Internet sources?

__________ make it possible to generalize beyond a few specific examples and hence to make a powerful statement about larger populations.

Common knowledge is a type of supporting material that relies on __________.

A flexible system of note taking is called "flexible" because it provides information for more than one speech.

Which of the following approaches to research demonstrates strategic planning?

When making note of supporting material, the speaker has to decide whether to quote or paraphrase. It is more efficient to __________.

Which of the following guidelines for gathering research material suggests that you skim relevant sources looking for key words, important concepts, or relevant statistics within each source to quickly locate information that is useful?

What are the five guidelines for taking notes and filing the information you gather while researching your speech? How do they differ, and what does each accomplish?

Using a single source, however comprehensive it may be, to gather all the information used in a speech leaves a speaker open to charges of __________.

Which reference work would you need to find the origin of a word?

Time Fortune, Harpers, and the Quarterly Journal of Speech are examples of __________.

When you offer an __________, you make a general statement more meaningful by illustrating a specific instance of it.

In his speech about special education, Julian argued that the state does not commit adequate resources to special needs students. He supported his point by stating that 17,000 students eligible for special education classes cannot get them because of a lack of space in those classrooms. This statistic represents a(n) __________.

When speaking about the African AIDS crisis, Maura emphasized her definition of the problem by saying, "We all know that AIDS is a deadly and devastating disease, but it can be treated." What type of supporting material was she using?

Electronic versions of printed publications, such as newspapers and journals, should be evaluated with more caution than the print versions of these publications.

Which of the following is an example of a document?

Which of the following terms describes a computer program that locates websites that are likely to have information in which you are interested?

Which type of supporting material do maxims such as "if you want something done right, do it yourself" represent?

Doing research by reading general works first, more in-depth material next, and then looking for support for particular arguments you plan to make is called reading __________.

Bryce gave a speech about life in a fraternity. As support, he discussed his own activities in his fraternity, including the living arrangements, the meetings, the social activities, and the projects he had been involved in. What type of supporting material is this?