SPCH 101 - Public Speaking » Winter 2023 » Research & Supporting Ideas Quiz
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Question #1
Supporting material refers only to facts and statistics.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #2
If a medical doctor gives cutting-edge information on the threat of high cholesterol, she is providing which type of supporting material?
A.
Expert Testimony
B.
Narrative Material
C.
All are correct
D.
Lay Testimony
Question #3
A speaker selectively presenting only those statistics that buttress his or her point of view while ignoring competing data is said to be
A.
Pandering
B.
Giving Expert Testimony
C.
Speaking Ethically
D.
Cherry Picking
Question #4
_____ often rests on opinion and inference.
A.
Secondary research
B.
Surveys
C.
Hard evidence
D.
Soft evidence
Question #5
Conducting surveys and interviews to gather evidence is an example of ----------------------.
A.
soft evidence
B.
field study
C.
primary research
D.
secondary research
Question #6
A (an) ----------------------- explains how something works and functions.
A.
None are correct
B.
definition by negation
C.
operational definition
D.
definition by etymology
Question #7
Before beginning to research her speech, Maria wants to get information from her audience about their thoughts on the psychological effects of social media. Which method of gathering information is best for learning about attitudes of people on a large and often anonymous scale.
A.
Observation
B.
Field Studies
C.
Surveys
D.
Interviews
Question #8
Which of the following resources is best for finding the most recent information?
A.
books
B.
periodicals
C.
full-text databases
D.
card catalogs
Question #9
Supporting material/evidence are the details that back up your main ideas and make your arguments, and assertions real, concrete, and believable.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #10
"If we don't make an effort to stop air pollution and the release of greenhouse gases, the climate change from global warming will change the world in detrimental ways" is an example of ---------------------.
A.
hypothetical narrative/example
B.
definition
C.
fact
D.
testimony
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