Research and supporting material/Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is a primary source?
first hand accounts
-ex. diaries, journals, letters, statistics, speeches, and interviews
What are secondary sources?
provide an analysis, explanation, or restatement of a primary source
what is speaker credibility
extent of perceived competence of
spokesperson
-ex. speakers background, ethics, delivery
what is message credibility
extent message is perceived as factual and well supported through documentation
what are some tips for conducting an interview
- contact the person well in advance
- prepare questions in advance and make sure they are in a logical order
- stay within agreed timeframe
what are the five forms of support?
- facts
- statistics
- examples
- testimony
- analogies
facts do what?
- clarify main point
- indicate your knowledge on the subject
- define/ define concepts
what not to do with facts?
use too many or too little
statistics should…?
- not be misleading
- be precise
- use visual aids
- not use too many
examples should be….?
- brief or extended
- real, hypothetical, or in a narrative form
- used frequently
- amounted to necessary detail
testimony is what?
- everything to do with credibility
- can site either experience or opinion
- SHOULD ONLY BE RECOGNIZABLE OR CREDITABLE
- unbiased
testimony can be used as
- experience
- opinion
- quote
- paraphrase
Define analogy
establishes common links between similar and not-so-similar concepts
define figurative analogy
drawing comparisons between things that are distinctly different in an attempt to clarify a concept of persuade
define literal analogy
compares similar things from the same classes like pro to college football
