Citing Sources in Your Speech 10
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Audiences are most persuaded by speakers who support their positions with
trustworthy sources.
2. When a speaker credits sources, listeners are able to locate the sources and
pursue their own research on the topic.
3. It is not necessary to credit others for their ideas, opinions, and theories when
speaking in public.
4. Speakers need not credit sources for ideas that are common knowledge.
5. An oral citation credits the source of speech material that is derived from other
6. Speakers should wait until the end of the speech to disclose any sources used.
7. For each source used, speakers should alert the audience to the date of the
source.
8. lude a complete
bibliographic reference.
9.
for their audience members.
10. Source reliability
record for providing accurate information.
11. Even the most reliable sources are sometimes inaccurate or wrong.
12. To avoid confusing the audience, it is better to support a major point using only
one reliable source.
13. A source qualifier can help demonstrate a so
14.
credential qualifiers.
15. It is always necessary to acknowledge a source before summarizing the claim.
16. When orally citing from a print article, you should use the same guidelines as
you do for a book.
17. Statistics can add credibility to speech claims when used sparingly.
18. Visual aids require no citations unless they are copyrighted material.
19. opinions, or theories is a paraphrase.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
20. Crediting speech sources can
A) demonstrate that reliable sources support your position.
B) help you avoid plagiarism.
C) enhance your own authority and credibility.
D) All of the options are correct.
21. Speakers need not credit sources for ideas that are
A) published in periodicals. C) gathered by others.
B) common knowledge. D) posted on a blog.
22. Which of the following should not be included in a spoken citation?
A) the author of the source C) the date of the source
B) the page numbers of the source D) the title of the source
23.
providing accurate information.
A) Source credibility C) Source reliability
B) Source qualifier D) Source ability
24. Prize
A) a complete bibliographic reference.
B) an incomplete bibliographic reference.
C) an oral citation.
D) a source qualifier.
25. A source qualifier
A)
B)
C)
D) will interrupt the flow of a presentation.
26. To avoid mechanical delivery of speech sources, speakers should
A) use the same pattern of wording for all speech citations.
B) avoid previewing the source.
C) alternate introductory phrases.
D) always identify the source first.
27. Read the following oral citation and identify what type of source it refers to:
Robert O. Blake Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian
A) book C) personal interview
B) periodical D) testimony
28. Information not your own may be cited in the form of a summary, direct
quotation, or
A) qualifier. C) abstract.
B) paraphrase. D) review.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS
29. Speakers need not credit sources for ideas that are considered _________
knowledge.
30. A(n) ______ credits the source of speech material that is derived from other
31.
accurate information is called ______.
32. It is always better to offer a(n) ________ of sources, rather than a single source, to
support a major point.
33.
topic.
34. Used sparingly, _________ can add credibility to speech claims, if you tell listeners
what the numbers actually mean, use terms that describe them accurately, and
reveal the methods and scope of the research.
35. , or theories is called a(n)
______.
36.
own words is called a(n) ______.
37. A statement made verbatim by someone else is called a(n) ______ quotation.
ESSAY AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
38. Why are audiences most persuaded by speakers who support their positions
with trustworthy sources?
39. What do speakers accomplish when they credit speech sources?
40. Discuss the ethical implications of neglecting to cite speech sources.
41. What is an oral citation, and when should speakers cite their sources?
42. Which four bibliographic components should a speaker present for each
source?
43.
44. What is source reliability?
45. Why should speakers use a variety of sources, rather than a single source?
46. What is a source qualifier?
47. How can speakers learn to deliver speech sources without disrupting the flow
of the speech?
48. What guidelines should a speaker follow when citing statistics within his or her
speech?
49. List and briefly explain the three ways that information not your own can be
presented in a speech.
50. Describe a situation in which you would not have to cite a visual aid used in your
speech.
ANSWER KEY FOR CHAPTER 10