Public Speaking Chapter 7

Types of definitions

-defintion by function: how something works -defintion by analogy: use something familiar to explain unfamiliar

Types of testimony

-expert testimony -celebrity testimony -lay testimony

Types of examples

-general: little detail -specific: more detail -hypothetical: ask audience to imagine

Types of supporting materials

1. Narratives 2. Examples 3. Definitions 4. Testimony 5. Facts and statistics

Narratives

a description of events in a dramatic fashion, called a story -can be your own or other peoples' stories

Testimony

an individual's opinions or experiences about a topic

Best use of facts and statics

demonstrating the scope of the problem

Appeal of examples

emotional

Appeal of narratives

emotional, cultural

Appeal of testimony

emotional, cultural and logical

Appeal of definition

emotional, logical

Best use of narratives

engaging audience

Best use of testimony

enhancing speaker credibility

Best use of definitions

establishing common meaning

Supporting materials

evidence used to demonstrate the worth of an idea

Definitions

explain or describe what something is, both denotative and connotative

Examples

illustrations or cases that represent a larger group

Appeal of acts and statics

logical

Facts and statics

numbers and observations made base off of experiments

Best use of examples

personalizing topics

Creditability of supporting materials is based on

the credibility of the sources