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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.