Chp 13 Flashcards
Search engines
Verifying sources
Online research
Databases and search engines
Reference works
Library research
Interviews allow you to do what 3 things
1) gather information
2) check accuracy
3) understand others perspectives
Research that involves asking a number of people about their opinions, preferences, actions, or beliefs relevant to a speaking topic
Survey research
Survey research is useful for what 2 situations
1) when there is a lack of published research
2) to learn about your audience’s knowledge and attitudes regarding your topic
Material used to support claims a speaker makes
Evidence
Name the 3 functions of evidence
1) makes ideas more clear, compelling, and interesting
2) fortifies a speakers opinions
3) heightens a speakers credibility
List the 4 types of research
1) online
2) library
3) interviews
4) surveys
Numbers that summarize many individuals cases or demonstrate relationships between phenomena
Statistics
When using statistics, your should do what 4 things
1) limit the number used in a speech
2) round off numbers
3) use statistics that are timely
4) make them meaningful and interesting to listeners
Name 3 ways to give an example
1) un detailed
2) detailed
3) hypothetical
A form of evidence that uses associations between two things that are similar in some important way
Comparison
Explicit or direct comparisons (like or as)
“A teacher is like a guide”
Similes
Implicit comparisons that suggest likeness between two things that have something in common
“Love is a rose”
Metaphors
A form of evidence that uses exact citations of statements made by others (aka testimony)
Quotation
Ethical and effective quotations meet 3 criteria
1) listeners know and respect the source
2) accuracy
3) unbiased source
To reinforce ideas or present information
Visual aids
Charts Graphs Photographs Transparences Computer graphics Physical objects
Visual aids
Visual aid guidelines (4)
1) large/clear
2) simple/uncluttered
3) safe and non distracting
4) avoid visual overload
