Ch. 7: Locating and Incorporating Supporting Material

Question 1

Advanced Information Seeker

Answer 1

One who develops an effective research strategy using information literacy

Question 2

Bias

Answer 2

Source that provides an opinion that is so slanted to one perspective that it is not objective or fair. Also, a source that has something to gain or lose in people accepting a point of view.

Question 3

Brief Example

Answer 3

Specific case used to support a claim

Question 4

Credibility

Answer 4

Audience’s perceptions about the speaker’s competence, character, and goodwill

Question 5

Databases

Answer 5

A collection of information that is stored and organized in a structured way

Question 6

Extended Examples

Answer 6

Substantially more developed examples compared to brief examples; also, referred to as narratives, stories, or anecdotes

Question 7

Fact

Answer 7

Statement that is verifiable as true

Question 8

Figurative Analogy

Answer 8

Comparison that draws upon metaphors to identify the similarities in two things that are not alike

Question 9

Hidden Web

Answer 9

Specialized databases that require licenses and subscriptions

Question 10

Hypothetical Examples

Answer 10

Imaginary situations that could conceivably take place in the way they are described

Question 11

Information Literacy

Answer 11

Ability to find appropriate sources, analyze the material, evaluate the credibility of the sources, and to use and cite those sources ethically and legally

Question 12

Interviewing

Answer 12

Method of collecting information about audience members; done by asking members about their knowledge, interests, and attitudes on the topic

Question 13

Literal Analogy

Answer 13

Analogy which is based on a comparison of actual events

Question 14

Open Web

Answer 14

Information that is freely available and easy to search on free search engines

Question 15

Oral Citation

Answer 15

Information that the speaker says aloud to the audience during speech; consists of information about who authored the information, a statement about the credibility of the author, the date the information was published, and relevant information about the source

Question 16

Reference Sources

Answer 16

Short, factual articles or entries that contain key concepts about a topic

Question 17

Representative Sample

Answer 17

Critical measure of the reliability and validity of statistics

Question 18

Research Questions

Answer 18

Questions that guide the research process; probes researchers’ as well as audience’s knowledge of the topic

Question 19

Statistics

Answer 19

Numerical method for summarizing data that can take such forms as means, medians, ratios, and percentages

Question 20

Synonyms

Answer 20

Alternative words for key concepts in your speech topic

Question 21

Testimony

Answer 21

Quotes or paraphrases from an authoritative source

Question 22

Typicality

Answer 22

Test that assess the extent to which your example is normal