Chapter 13 - Researching and Developing Support for Public Speeches

Question 1

What are the 4 types of research?

Answer 1

Library and online research, personal knowledge, interviews, and surveys.

Question 2

What are the different types of sources?

Answer 2

1. The Internet
2. Indexes
3. Databases and search engines
4. Reference works

Question 3

What are psychological abstracts?

Answer 3

Surveys articles published on psychological topics.

Question 4

What are two examples of popular indexes?

Answer 4

Who’s who in America, Biological index

Question 5

What does survey research include?

Answer 5

Asking a number of people about their opinions, views, values, actions, or beliefs

Question 6

What is evidence?

Answer 6

Material used to support claims a speaker makes

Question 7

What are the 5 types of support?

Answer 7

1. Statistics
2. Examples
3. Comparisons
4. Quotations
5. Visual Aids

Question 8

What are statistics?

Answer 8

Numbers that summarize many individual cases or demonstrate relationships between phenomena.

Question 9

What are examples?

Answer 9

Single instances used to make a point, dramatize an idea, or personalize information.

Question 10

What are the 4 types of examples?

Answer 10

1. Undetailed examples
2. Detailed examples
3. Hypothetical Examples
4. Stories

Question 11

What are comparisons?

Answer 11

Associations between two things that we similar in some important way or ways

Question 12

What are similes?

Answer 12

Explicit comparisons that typically use the words like or as to link two things

Question 13

What are metaphors?

Answer 13

Implicit comparisons that suggest likeness between two things that have something in common

Question 14

What are quotations?

Answer 14

(Or testimony) exact citations or statements made by others

Question 15

What are visuals aids?

Answer 15

Charts, graphs, photographs, transparencies, computer graphics, and physical objects

Question 16

What are the guidelines for using visual aid?

Answer 16

1. Large and clear enough to be seen clearly by all listeners
2. Simple and uncluttered
3. Safe and nondistracting
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Question 17

What does plagiarism (plagiare) mean?

Answer 17

To kidnap

Question 18

What is the formula for deciding how many visuals aids to use?

Answer 18

Length of speech/2 + 1 = maximum number or visuals

Question 19

What are the mechanical guidelines for using visual aids effectively?

Answer 19

1. Remove or cover visual aids before and after use
2. Maintain visual contact
3. Should not eclipse content or compensate for lack of careful development of ideas

Question 20

What are the two ways to keep an ongoing record of evidence?

Answer 20

1. Write our each piece of evidence and save the file

2. Alternative is using a mind map.

Question 21

What should the five types of evidence be adapted to?

Answer 21

The interests, knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of listeners