Chapter 8: Supporting Your Ideas

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What is the median in the following set of numbers: 500, 600, 650, 700, 750?

650

Testimony that is presented word for word

Direct Quotation

Listeners usually find generalizations more interesting and convincing than specific statements

False

The main purpose of using statistics in a speech is to make the speech more vivid

False

You should usually avoid using detailed examples because they will bore your audience

False

The average value of a group of numbers

Mean

The term for the statistical measure popularly known as the "average" is the ____________.

Mean

The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest

Median

The ____________ is the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers

Mode

The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers

Mode

Numerical date

Statistics

Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it

Quoting Out of Context

Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are followed by ____________ that show the examples are typical

Statistics

The three kinds of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are:

Statistics, examples, and testimony.

The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.

Supporting Materials

A hypothetical example is an example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation

True

Examples are especially useful for getting listeners involved in a speech

True

The impact of an extended example often depends as much on the speaker's delivery as on the content of the example

True

The skillful use of supporting materials is closely related to critical thinking

True

What are the three major kinds of supporting materials?

-Examples -Statistics -Testimony

When using statistics in a speech, you should

-Round off complicated statistics. -Identify the sources of your statistics. -Use statistics sparingly.

A(n) ____________ example is a specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point

Brief

A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point

Brief Example

A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences

Example

A(n) ____________ is a specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like

Example

According to your textbook, what type of supporting material would you be using if you quoted Yale physicist Daniel Timbie on the compatibility of the big bang theory with religious philosophies?

Expert Testimony

Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields

Expert Testimony

According to your textbook, a(n) ____________ example is a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point

Extended

A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point

Extended Example

In most cases, statistics speak for themselves and do not require a lot of explanation when used in a speech.

False

An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation

Hypothetical Example

To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words is to

Paraphrase

To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words

Paraphrase

According to your textbook, if you quoted your sixteen-year-old niece on the impact of media violence on high-school students, you would be using ____________ testimony

Peer

Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic

Peer Testimony

Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point

Testimony


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