Chapter 8 Supporting Your Ideas

Question 0

Example

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

Question 1

Supporting materials

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The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinda of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.

Question 2

Extended example

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A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point

Question 3

Extended example

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

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Hypothetical example

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An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation

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Statistics

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Numerical data

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Mean

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Average value of a group of numbers

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Median

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

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Mode

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The number that appears the most

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Testimony

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Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point

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Expert testimony

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Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields

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Peer testimony

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Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic

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Direct quotation

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Testimony that is presented word or word

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Paraphrase

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To restate or summarize a source’s ideas in one’s own words

Question 14

Quoting out of context

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