Unit 8 - Topic Research: Gathering Materials and Evidence

Who remains one of the best ways to find materials in a library?

Librarians

The ADAM approach is used to evaluate online sources. What does the acronym ADAM stand for?

Age, depth, author, money

According to American philosopher Wayne Burgraff, speakers should spend how many hours per minute of content preparing for a presentation?

One hour

What is the advantage of using scholarly information instead of information from the popular press?

Oversight

What is the best method for evaluating the credibility of a source?

The ADAM protocol

According to research conducted by the AAOG, about 25% of men between the ages of 20-35 prefer to spend their free time playing video games or watching television. 36% of men, according to the same research study, still give preference to communication with their girlfriends or wives (AAOG website). This is an example of which of the following? 1 - Argument supported by evidence 2 - Testimonial 3 - Anecdote 4 - Personal opinion

1 - Argument supported by evidence

If you want to assure your audience that you are well-informed about your topic you should: 1 - Provide current information. 2 - Confidently present your opinion. 3 - Confidently present your reasoning. 4 - List your credentials.

1 - Provide current information.

An interviewer who has used the online synchronous interviewing method will want to do which of the following during content analysis? 1 - Record a transcript of the interview questions and responses to review at a later time 2 - Take notes and transcribe relevant interview responses during the interview 3 - Tabulate the frequency of responses for each of the question categories 4 - Tabulate ratings for each of the interview questions and responses

1 - Record a transcript of the interview questions and responses to review at a later time

Which of the following is a description of an online encyclopedia? 1 - Online tools such as Project Gutenberg that allow access to full books in an internet browser. 2 - A collection of entries collaboratively written by volunteers around the world. 3 - A form of citizen journalism that provides real-time, first-person accounts of world events. 4 - A bulletin board-style of information submitted by a select group of experts in the field.

2 - A collection of entries collaboratively written by volunteers around the world

An individual can do which of the following if a book is currently not on the library shelves? 1 - Ask the library to reserve a copy in circulation 2 - All of these answers. 3 - Order it from a partner library 4 - Inquire whether the library has an e-book or digital version

2 - All of these answers.

If you are looking for the most current information on your topic look for... 1 - Books. 2 - Articles. 3 - Bibliographies. 4 -Online stories.

2 - Articles

Which of the following can interviewers do to help participants feel more comfortable during an interview? 1 - Ask questions that encourage participants to talk about their feelings 2 - Use questions as conversation starters 3 - Record the interview in front of the participant 4 - Pause immediately following a question

2 - Use questions as conversation starters

If you seek out information to support your arguments you will gain __________ with the audience: 1 - Popularity 2 - Relevance 3 - Credibility 4 - Equality

3 - Credibility

When searching for information on the internet, you should: 1 - Use a thesaurus to find synonyms that may allow your search to generate more results. 2 - Explore a variety of different search engines. 3 - Use "and," "or," or "not" to clarify your searches. 4 - All of these answers.

4 - All of these answers.

The objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message is the definition of which word?

Credibility