Gathering Supporting Material

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Question 1

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Joe is a former world weight lifter and professional body builder. He is preparing an informative speech on the abuse of steroids in physical fitness. Through his personal experiences, what quality can Joeadd to the presentation of his speech?

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satisfaction

motivation

credibility

persuasion

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Question 2

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He Internet's primary delivery system is known as

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a database.

the World Wide Web.

Web directories.

a search engine.

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Question 3

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Google scholar is an example of a

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database.

World Wide Web.

Web directories.

vertical search engine.

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Question 4

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What resource would you use in order to conduct a Boolean search?

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a periodical index

the Internet

a knowledgeable expert

a specialized encyclopedia

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Question 5

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The purpose of ____ websites is to sell products or services.

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commercial

educational

organizational

military

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Question 6

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_____ websites usually have the domain .org.

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Commercial

Educational

Organizational

Military

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Question 7

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_____ is considered a critical factor in evaluating Web resources.

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Length

Accountability

Country of origin

Pleasing visual design

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Question 8

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Jack used Internet sources for his informative speech about gun control. However, his over-reliance on the National Rifle Association site caused his speech to be slanted in one direction, rather than presenting multiple sides of the issue. Which of the six criteria for evaluating Internet sources did Jack ignore?

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objectivity

accuracy

usability

accountability

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Question 9

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One excellent full-text database that focuses on business and law and includes magazines, newspapers, government documents, and journals is

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ERIC.

Info Trac.

LexisNexis Academic.

Reader's Guide.

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Question 10

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Karl is researching a speech on euthanasia. He knows that there are some excellent journal articles on the subject, but his university's small library doesn't carry the journals in which the articlesappear.Karl has only a few days until he must give the speech. What should he do?

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Karl should substitute Web site information for the journal articles, because material from the Web is more accurate and current than published journal articles.

Karl waited too long to start his research, so he'll have to use something else instead of the journal articles.

Karl should use interlibrary loan to see if he can locate the needed journal articles.

Karl should use a full-text database in an attempt to locate complete texts of the journal articles.

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Question 11

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Libraries' collections of books are generally called

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stacks.

archives.

stashes.

periodicals.

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Question 12

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What is the first step in preparing for an interview with someone about your speech topic?

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Plan what you will ask at the interview.

Establish a purpose or objective for the interview.

Get background information on the interviewee and your topic.

Set up a time for the interview well in advance.

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Question 13

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Marcie was conducting an interview with the local homeless shelter supervisor. The supervisor kept answering "Yes" or "No" to all of Marcie's questions. Marcie was getting frustrated because she wasnotgetting the material she needed. What was the problem here?

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The supervisor was probably new and inexperienced, and didn't know the answers.

Marcie was not at fault; the supervisor was just close minded and not helpful.

Marcie had planned only closed-ended questions and forgot to follow up by asking "Why?"

Marcie asked too many questions which resulted in her receiving insufficient answers.

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Question 14

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Your general speech topic is dog obedience, and you have arranged an interview with an authority. What is your next task?

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Plan for the interview by conducting research and planning specific questions.

Determine how you will use the interview information in your speech.

Conduct the interview with your interviewee as professionally as possible.

Ask the interviewee if you may record audio or video of the interview.

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Question 15

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Tracie is gathering sources of support for her persuasive speech on animal testing for medical purposes. She makes use of Web sources and has a great deal of relevant material. However, when outlining thespeech, she can't find the source of many of the facts and statistics she plans to use. What is Tracie's problem?

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Tracie doesn't have a problem; the audience trusts her to be truthful and not to make up facts.

Tracie needed a preliminary bibliography with all necessary material to locate the sources.

Tracie violated a principle of outlining; never insert supporting material into an outline for a speech.

Tracie forgot to get full citations on her sources, but she can orally cite what she remembers.

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Question 16

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Your personal knowledge often has the advantage of heightening your credibility in the minds of your listeners.

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True

False

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Question 17

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The domain of an educational Web site is usually .edu.

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True

False

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Question 18

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Web sites from countries other than the United States include a country code.

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True

False

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Question 19

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The purpose of a commercial Web site is to advocate a group's point of view.

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True

False

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Question 20

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It is essential to evaluate Web resources before using them for speech research.

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True

False

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