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When you use numerical facts or data as support material in your speech, you are using
statistics.
Choosing support material from unbiased sources, with no hidden agendas assures that the information is
trustworthy.
. _____ are verifiable bits of information about people, events, places, dates, and times.
Facts
Secondary sources are not useful in providing support for your speeches.
False
Stating the book title and the date of publication means that you are orally citing the source accurately.
False
Students should orally cite all sources in the same way.
False
In researching your speech about the H1N1 virus, you decide to include information provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This is an example of
expert testimony.
Stories, narratives, illustrations, and anecdotes are other names for
extended examples
Senator John McCain used comments made by "Joe the Plumber" during the 2008 presidential election. In doing so, McCain provided
lay testimony
The successful speaker restates most of the support material in his/her own words. This means the speaker is
paraphrasing
A figurative analogy compares and contrasts two essentially different things.
True
Statistics should be used in moderation as a type of support material.
True
Checking the copyright date on Web pages relates to evaluating the source's
currency
Brief explanations designed to inform your audience about something unfamiliar are called
definitions.