Chapter 8: Supporting Your Ideas
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
