Exam 10: Supporting Your Speech

If, as supporting material for a speech, you give reasons or causes for a policy, principle, or event, you are using

In a speech, you should use only one brief illustration at a time, so as not to confuse your audience.

_____ provide the details that allow audience members to develop mental pictures of what speakers are talking about.

Fernando's speech statement, "Hamas is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization established in 1987. An offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhoodthathas carried out numerous terrorist attacks on Israelis," is a form of supporting material known as

Lay testimony is usually preferable to expert testimony because of its personal impact on an audience.

When it comes to selecting supporting material, proximity is NOT relevant.

Both analogies and definitions deal with relationships and comparisons.

Jimmy wants to use a literary quotation as supporting material in his speech on great presidents of the twentieth century. The BEST advice for him is to

In his speech about date rape on college campuses, Nathan cites statistics from state and county law enforcement documents; then he includes statistics from incidents on his own campus. Which principleofselecting the BEST supporting material is Nathan using?

A lengthy illustration with a plot beginning, climatic point, and resolution is called

If you describe the relationships among a group of coworkers as a seething snake pit, filled with hissing gossip and sharp-fanged attacks, you are using a

In her speech about the benefits of car air bags, Karen states: "In December, 2001, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 7,585 people are alive today because of their airbags-over 7,500 people. That's about half the number of students at the college here. Imagine, all those lives saved, by a simple airbag." What guideline about the use of statistics is Karen following in her speech?

The best types of illustrations are those that are NOT personal to the speaker.

An explanation is a statement that makes clear how something is done or why it exists in its present form or existed in its past form.

The more experts who support your viewpoint and the larger the numbers you cite, reflect a principle within selecting the BEST supporting material known as

An opinion stated by a "person on the street" when interviewed by a local television station reporter about a local tax issue is providing

When someone, who is a recognized authority in a specialized area, states his or her opinion, this is considered

The most authoritative source for statistics is the primary source.

Brief illustrations often have more impact when used

A skilled public speaker should consider accountability, accuracy, objectivity, recency, usability, and diversity in evaluating any supporting material he or she hopes to use.