Supporting Your Speech

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Question 1

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Alengthy illustration with a plot beginning, climatic point, and resolution is called

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a literal illustration.

a brief illustration.

an extended illustration.

a hypothetical illustration.

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Question 2

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Ashort illustration of no longer than a sentence or two is called

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a hypothetical illustration.

a brief illustration.

an explanation.

a literal illustration.

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Question 3

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Brief illustrations often have more impact when used

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only in an impersonal way.

in a series.

only one at a time, throughout your speech.

only in the introduction or conclusion.

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Question 4

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_____ provide the details that allow audience members to develop mental pictures of what speakers are talking about.

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Illustrations

Definitions

Explanations

Descriptions

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Question 5

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If, as supporting material for a speech, you give reasons or causes for a policy, principle, or event, you are using

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a definition.

a description.

an explanation.

an analogy.

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Question 6

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Fernando's speech statement, "Hamas is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization established in 1987. An offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhoodthathas carried out numerous terrorist attacks on Israelis," is a form of supporting material known as

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an analogy.

a definition.

a description.

a brief illustration.

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Question 7

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Samantha is giving a speech on binge drinking. She uses supporting material that says, "A binge drinker is a man who drinks five or more drinks in one sitting or a woman who drinks four." This type of supporting material is

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a definition.

an analogy.

an illustration.

an opinion.

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Question 8

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If you describe the relationships among a group of coworkers as a seething snake pit, filled with hissing gossip and sharp-fanged attacks, you are using a

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literal analogy.

figurative analogy.

extended illustration.

brief illustration.

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Question 9

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Which of the following is an important guideline for the use of statistics in a speech?

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Use statistics that are mainly from secondary sources.

Use as many statistics as you can find because they enhance credibility.

Use reputable, authoritative, unbiased sources for your statistics.

Report a statistic down to the last decimal point to be thorough and accurate.

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Question 10

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In her speech about the benefits of car air bags, Karen states: "In December, 2001, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 7,585 people are alive today because of their airbags-over 7,500 people. That's about half the number of students at the college here. Imagine, all those lives saved, by a simple airbag." What guideline about the use of statistics is Karen following in her speech?

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interpreting statistics accurately

using visual aids to present statistics

using secondary sources

making statistics understandable and memorable

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Question 11

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When someone, who is a recognized authority in a specialized area, states his or her opinion, this is considered

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expert testimony.

an individual opinion.

lay testimony.

a literary quotation.

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Question 12

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An opinion stated by a "person on the street" when interviewed by a local television station reporter about a local tax issue is providing

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factual material.

expert testimony.

lay testimony.

unbiased testimony.

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Question 13

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Jimmy wants to use a literary quotation as supporting material in his speech on great presidents of the twentieth century. The BEST advice for him is to

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keep the quote brief.

make sure it is long and important.

say "quote" and "unquote."

try to find quotes that are new to the audience.

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Question 14

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The more experts who support your viewpoint and the larger the numbers you cite, reflect a principle within selecting the BEST supporting material known as

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magnitude.

variety.

proximity.

suitability.

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Question 15

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In his speech about date rape on college campuses, Nathan cites statistics from state and county law enforcement documents; then he includes statistics from incidents on his own campus. Which principleofselecting the BEST supporting material is Nathan using?

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proximity

suitability

concreteness

magnitude

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Question 16

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The best types of illustrations are those that are NOT personal to the speaker.

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False

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Question 17

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In a speech, you should use only one brief illustration at a time, so as not to confuse your audience.

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False

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Question 18

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To use illustrations effectively, you should be certain that your stories are directly relevant to the idea or point they are supposed to support.

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False

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Question 19

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An explanation is a statement that makes clear how something is done or why it exists in its present form or existed in its past form.

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Question 20

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Both analogies and definitions deal with relationships and comparisons.

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