Deck 11: Being Credible and Using Evidence

Question 1

What are some questions that you could answer to determine your own ethical dimensions as a source?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Explain ways that you can build perceptions of trust from your audience members in a short speech.

Answer 2

Answers will vary

Question 3

Explain how to set up and implement an interview with a human source for your speech.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Select a public figure and reveal how you think that person fares as a source on each of the four dimensions of source credibility.

Question 5

Identify and define the eight types of supporting materials.

Question 6

What are some questions to ask of a survey before using it as supporting material for your speech?

Question 7

Explain the differences between bibliographic references, internal references, and verbal citations.

Question 8

Explain the concept of source credibility.

Question 9

Identify and explain the six criteria you should use to evaluate any source of supporting material.

Question 10

What is a verbal citation? Using a real or fictitious source, provide a written version of a verbal citation that you could use in your speech.

Question 11

Discuss four suggestions from the book for increasing your credibility when speaking.

Question 12

How could an expectancy violation be used inappropriately to evaluate the usefulness of a potential source in a presentation?

Question 13

What is common ground and how does the public speaker use the concept?

Question 14

What are the four most important dimensions of source credibility? Explain each.

Question 15

What are some questions of testimonial evidence before using it in your speech?

Question 16

What is the sleeper effect and how does it work in public speaking?

Question 17

Explain how competence can be established before, during, and after a public speech.

Question 18

What impact does being introduced by someone else have on source credibility?

Question 19

Explain how research aids you in each step of the speech preparation process.

Question 20

Identify and describe the six heuristics used by college students to evaluate research.

Question 21

Audience members' perception of a topic's importance can influence how they perceive your credibility as a speaker.

Question 22

Give an example of an analogy as it might be used in a public speech.

Question 23

Explain the steps you should use to find sources of information online.

Question 24

Define, using your own words, the concept of plagiarism.

Question 25

Examples and narratives are effective ways to convey emotion.

Question 26

The only chance you have to affect your credibility is your behavior during your speech.

Question 27

Describe and give an example of two tools you can use to narrow your search when using an online search engine.

Question 28

Competence is a dimension of source credibility that reflects the speaker's honesty, fairness, and honor.

Question 29

List four types of library sources and their uses.

Question 30

A speaker who exhibits dynamism is one who shares the audience's interests, attitudes, beliefs, and values.

Question 31

How you are introduced will neither increase nor decrease your source credibility.

Question 32

Discuss reasons and techniques for using narratives as supporting materials in your speech.

Question 33

Explain why source variety is important in a speech.

Question 34

Explain the benefits and any drawbacks of a two-sided argument.

Question 35

A speaker's delivery can have a positive impact on source credibility.

Question 36

Simply explaining that you conducted research on a topic definitively establishes your credibility.

Question 37

Identify and explain three tips for using library resources.

Question 38

Explain how a reference librarian could help you find information in the library.

Question 39

People who are perceived as using referent power are seen as less credible.

Question 40

The so-called sleeper effect means that your speech suffers from "mid-speech sag" and therefore invites your audience to doze.

Question 41

One of the important questions that you should ask about your own personal experience is whether or not it is typical.

Question 42

If you wanted help in finding sources of information, a circulation librarian would be the best resource.

Question 43

Who conducted a survey and how they did so are both very important questions to ask of this kind of evidence.

Question 44

Testimonial evidence is evidence gathered from a test.

Question 45

No matter who your audience is, your credibility remains the same.

Question 46

Information that you heard from a friend is just as good as something that you experienced yourself.

Question 47

The website for Cisco Corporation would most likely have the ".org" extension for its web address.

Question 48

A survey by Ford Motor Company about how satisfied Ford owners are with a product is a reliable and unbiased piece of information to use in a speech.

Question 49

If you are a lifeguard and you give a speech on swimming, you demonstrate competence.

Question 50

When seeking someone to interview for your speech, it is all right to get into his or her office under false pretenses,
as long as you get some good information for your speech.

Question 51

It is good practice to ask an interviewee if he or she has other sources of information or knows other people you should interview for further information on your topic.

Question 52

A survey of Twitter users will give you an accurate indication of how the general population feels about a political issue.

Question 53

It is acceptable to round off a number-i.e., to say "over 250,000" instead of saying "250,125."

Question 54

Conducting research can help you identify main and subordinate points for your speech.

Question 55

An analogy is good to use for proof in your speech.

Question 56

The speaker says he was a bit drunk when he was "roughed up" by the bouncer in a local bar, and he uses that personal experience as evidence that everyone should avoid this bar because customers are mistreated. The personal story was a good piece of evidence for the speech.

Question 57

A verbal citation contains everything that is included in a written footnote except that it is stated in the speech instead of written.

Question 58

If you are going to record an interviewee, you must ask the person's permission.

Question 59

Different types of sources (e.g., personal interviews, magazines, and the Internet) yield the same general type of information.

Question 60

The first place you should look for supporting material for your speech is your personal experience.

Question 61

Inappropriate conduct for interviewing a source for your speech would include

A) gaining entry by revealing your purpose: to secure information for your speech.
B) recording information on a recorder and with notes whether or not the interviewee knows about the recorder.
C) taking only the time requested unless the interviewee wishes to extend the time.
D) using prepared questions for the interview to gain specific information for your speech.

Question 62

The sleeper effect refers to the speech

A) being so boring that people in the audience fell asleep.
B) having a delayed message impact because of the separation of speaker from message over time.
C) being so boring that it caused the speaker to lose interest in the speech even while giving it.
D) being an unexpected success at the time it is given.

Question 63

The definition of dynamism is that the speaker is perceived as

A) qualified, educated, authoritative, informed, and knowledgeable.
B) honest, sincere, friendly, honorable, and kind.
C) bold, energetic, active, and assertive.
D) sharing the audience's attitudes, beliefs, and values.

Question 64

Statements by someone with special knowledge on a given subject are known as

A) lay testimony.
B) expert testimony.
C) claims.
D) statistics.

Question 65

Which of the following is NOT a research-based finding about source credibility?

A) The introduction of a speaker by another person can increase the speaker's credibility.
B) The way the other person introduces you can increase or decrease your credibility in the eyes of the audience.
C) The speaker's perceived status can increase or decrease source credibility.
D) Audiences are mercifully slow in deciding a speaker's status or source credibility.

Question 66

Which of the following statements concerning source credibility is consistent with the textbook?

A) Source credibility is a generalized trait that means that a person with high credibility can be highly credible for a large range and variety of audiences.
B) Source credibility is an audience perception that must be established every time a person gives a speech to an audience.
C) Source credibility is an earned commodity that you get by having a known reputation, a good relationships with others, and respectability.
D) Source credibility is limited to the speech itself.

Question 67

In which of the following surveys should you place the most trust?

A) a survey by a large oil company that shows its product is better than that of other companies
B) a telephone survey by a weekly newspaper that indicates prison reform is necessary
C) a university study by known sociologists that concludes welfare payments are insufficient
D) a woman's magazine survey that questions its subscribers about drug use by housewives

Question 68

Information that summarizes numerical information or compares quantities is known as

A) proof.
B) statistics.
C) inference.
D) examples.

Question 69

Which testimonial evidence best meets the criteria for evaluating such evidence?

A) A highly reputable chemist provides testimony about the reasons why Christians should trust in Christ.
B) An Army officer testifies about what he heard from others about the presence of MIAs in Cambodia.
C) A cafeteria worker, a student, testifies about conditions in the cafeteria kitchen.
D) A university president tells parents why his university is the best choice for their child.

Question 70

The concept of having shared understanding in public speaking is most closely related to which dimension of source credibility?

A) trustworthiness
B) dynamism
C) competence
D) common ground

Question 71

Plagiarism is the intentional use of information from another source without crediting the source.

Question 72

Which of the following statements is NOT reflected in the research on source credibility?

A) Source credibility is directly connected with IQ.
B) Poor organization in a setting where good organization is expected will lower credibility ratings.
C) Good delivery can enhance or improve credibility ratings.
D) Speaking with fluency can help credibility ratings from the audience.

Question 73

Comparing things that are otherwise dissimilar is known as an example.

Question 74

Orlando gave his persuasive speech on why the class should participate in the campus recycling program. Initially, the views of very few students were changed. However, after a few months, most of the class was participating. Orlando's speech could be said to have

A) a persuasive cause.
B) a sleeper effect.
C) source credibility.
D) dynamism.

Question 75

Which type of web address would the U.S. Department of Justice likely have?

A) ".edu"
B) ".fbi"
C) ".com"
D) ".gov"

Question 76

Which of the following statements about verbal citations is FALSE?

A) Verbal citations always include the name of the source.
B) Verbal citations include all of the information found in a written footnote.
C) Verbal citations may or may not include the page reference.
D) Verbal citations are required when you use a resource outside yourself.

Question 77

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for evaluating sources of information?

A) Is the supporting material clear?
B) Is the supporting material personal?
C) Is the supporting material verifiable?
D) Is the supporting material relevant?

Question 78

Incremental plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use of information from one or more sources without fully divulging how much information is directly quoted.

Question 79

Establishing a shared future trajectory-showing that we can all do something together for the betterment of others-is a way of establishing which dimension of source credibility?

A) knowledge
B) goodwill
C) dynamism
D) common ground

Question 80

The credibility of guest speakers in your class will be ________ if your instructor introduces them.

A) improved
B) negatively affected
C) unchanged
D) nonexistent