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Supporting Materials

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The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.

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Example

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A specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like.

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Brief Example

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A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.

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Extended Example

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A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.

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Hypothetical Example

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An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

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Statistics

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Numerical data.

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Mean

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The average value of a group of numbers.

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Median

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The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.

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Mode

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The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.

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Testimony

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Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.

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Expert Testimony

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Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.

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Peer Testimony

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Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic.

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Direct Quotation

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Testimony that is presented word for word.

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Paraphrase

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To restate or summarize a source’s ideas in one’s won words.

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Quoting out of context

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Quoting a statement in such way was to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.