Chapter 8- Using Supporting Materials For Your Speech

Question 1

example

Answer 1

sample or instance that supports or illustrates a general claim

Question 2

brief example

Answer 2

short instance (single sentence) used to supports or illustrates a general claim

Question 3

extended example

Answer 3

details about the instance being used

Question 4

etymological definition

Answer 4

explains linguistic origin of the term in question

Question 5

functional definition

Answer 5

explains how something is used or does what it does

Question 6

expert definition

Answer 6

comes from a person who is a credible source

Question 7

testimony

Answer 7

information provided by other people

Question 8

expert testimony

Answer 8

statements made by credible sources with professional or in depth knowledge of a topic

Question 9

lay testimony

Answer 9

statements made by people with no special expertise

Question 10

statistic

Answer 10

piece of information presented in numerical form

Question 11

narrative

Answer 11

anecdote used to support main point

Question 12

analogy

Answer 12

comparison based on similarities between two phenomena