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
analogies should be…?
used to build the power of argument
analogies should not be…?
used too often or use too many
