Chapter 7 Flashcards
After listening to the speaker’s story, Tom turned to his friend and said he doubted that what had happened in the story could ever happen to him. This example shows how an illustration should be
Something with which your listeners can identify
A short example that states minimal facts is known as a _____ illustration.
Brief
When a presentation includes a scenario that could potentially happen, it is called a
Hypothetical illustration
A commercial Web site is more likely to use the domain
.com
Colleen likes the material on a Web site she found so her next step is to determine who was responsible for the Web site. Which of the six criteria for evaluating an Internet resource was she using?
Accountability
Simone knows that there was a recent article in Forbes about the topic she was presenting to her history class. To help find the article among the traditional library holdings, she should use
A periodical index
John realized that his best source for information on the geo-bee was his social studies teacher. To get the information he needs, he would most likely
Conduct an interview
Which of following activities would NOT be part of a well-organized research strategy?
Developing a consise outline
The MLA documentation style is typically used in the
Humanities
A speaker who needs to demonstrate a process will rely heavily on a(n) _______ to make his or her point.
Expansion
When you create an analogy, you are making a
Comparison
Claire wants to use a statistic from a magazine article she found but the article referenced an internet site as the basis for the information found in the story. Since the magazine is a(n) _______ source she should try to find the _____ source for presentation.
Secondary/primary
When Jason is deciding whether to tell a personal story to illustrate his point, he should consider whether his story is relevant to his audience; in other words, he should evaluate the _______ of his supporting material.
Proximity
An unbiased source is one that
Has no interest at stake in the topic
Tyler told the audience, “if each of you buys a book for just $5 and there are more than 500 of you here today, then we will have raised $2,500 for the cause.” Tyler is using the _____ method to help his audience remember a statistic
Exploding
