Supporting Your Ideas
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True-False Questions
opinions.
statistics, and testimony.
impersonal, or lifeless and making them specific, personal, and lively.
less effective in a persuasive speech.
audience involved in a speech.
another to create an impression.
to pull listeners into a speech.
create scenarios that involve the audience.
follow it with statistics or testimony to show that the example is realistic.
speeches.
unfamiliar ideas.
concrete terms that listeners can easily understand.
ideas as long as you don’t use too many of them.
and figures into vivid, human terms.
effective regardless of how well it is delivered.
storyteller.
read it directly from your notes.
because they are difficult to manipulate or distort.
manipulate for biased purposes.
a group and dividing by the number of items.
number of items.
highest to lowest.
speeches come from reliable sources.
with statistics that show the examples to be typical.
likely to be.
terms that are meaningful to the audience.
down.
comprehend.
statements from ordinary people with special expertise on the topic.
or insight on a topic.
recognized experts on the topic.
than can be gained from expert testimony.
direct quotation.
work best in informative speeches.
work best in informative speeches.
from the words and phrases surrounding it is called paraphrasing.
from the words and phrases surrounding it is called quoting out of context.
because they are so well known.
by the speaker.
and on the kind of supporting material being used by the speaker.
the information came from and why it is credible.
speaker to say, “I found the following information on the Web.”
citations in a speech.
blend smoothly into your speech.
and “unquote” to let the audience know when the speaker is making a direct quotation.
Multiple-Choice Questions (Students are to indicate the best answer for each
question by circling the correct letter.)
1. The more __________ your examples, the greater impact they are likely to have.
2. Using __________ is the best way to pull listeners into your speeches.
3. Which of the following is recommended by your textbook for using hypothetical examples?
4. As your textbook explains, examples help a speaker
5. Examples are especially helpful as supporting materials because they
6. As your textbook explains, you should use examples in your speeches in order to
7. Accomplished speakers consider __________ “the very life of the speech.”
8. Which of the following is recommended by your textbook as a way to enhance the effectiveness
of your examples?
9. Your textbook presents each of the following as a tip for using examples in a speech except
10. Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are combined with
__________ that show(s) the examples to be typical.
11. Keith made the following statement in his speech on architectural styles: “Two famous buildings
in the art deco style are the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall.”
What kind of supporting material did Keith use?
12. Alisha began the introduction of her speech by saying:
Like typical new parents, Paige and Iain Lochlan were thrilled when their son Lincoln was born.
But their elation soon turned to fear as Lincoln began to miss important milestones. As an infant,
he didn’t make eye contact, and a year later he showed no interest in learning how to walk or
talk. It wasn’t long before Paige and Iain got the diagnosis every parent dreads—their child has
autism.
What kind of supporting material did Alisha use in her introduction?
13. Carmen began her speech by saying:
June 10 began like any other day at Reynolds High School in the small town of Troutdale,
Oregon. That is, until freshman Jared Padgett got off the bus carrying his guitar case and a duffel
bag containing a semi-automatic handgun, an AR-15 rifle, and several hundred rounds of
ammunition. Over the course of the morning, Padgett took the life of 14-year-old Emilio
Hoffman and shot and wounded a teacher before finally ending his own life.
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What kind of supporting material did Carmen use in her introduction?
14. According to your textbook, what kind of supporting materials are used in the following speech
excerpt?
Not all Hollywood marriages are doomed to quick failure. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have
been together for 26 years. Denzel and Pauletta Washington have been married for 31 years, and
Billy and Janice Crystal for 44 years.
15. According to your textbook, a(n) __________ is an imaginary story that makes a general point.
16. According to your textbook, an imaginary story that makes a general point is called a(n)
17. Jeff began his speech by saying:
Imagine that you are on a deserted island—palm trees sway in the breeze, the warm sun is on
your face, and the smell of tropical flowers is in the air. Suddenly, the sound of distant drums
breaks your euphoria. What do you do—panic? What would you do if you found yourself in
such a situation?
What kind of supporting material did Jeff use in his introduction?
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18. According to your textbook, what kind of supporting material is used in the following speech
excerpt?
Imagine this: You have spent most of the night studying for an exam. But when you get up the
next morning ready to take the test, you go to your front door and it won’t open. So you head to
the back door, and it won’t open either. You are stuck in the house. It would be pretty frustrating,
wouldn’t it? This is exactly the kind of frustration students who use wheelchairs feel when they
can’t get to class because of the snow.
19. According to your textbook, what kind of supporting material is used in the following speech
excerpt?
Imagine yourself driving down the freeway on your way to work. You see lights flashing in your
rear-view mirror. You pull over to the side of the road and stop as the police car pulls in behind
you. Were you speeding? No, says the officer, but she needs proof that you’re an American
citizen.
20. In a speech about valley fever, a potentially deadly disease that has reached serious proportions
in several southwestern states, a speaker said:
After being plagued by asthma attacks in Hawaii for six years, Lori Crown hoped to find relief
by moving to the dryer climate in Bakersfield, California. A few months after arriving in
Bakersfield, Crown was suffering from severe headaches, swollen feet, painful bumps on her
hands and legs, and a prolonged fever. The diagnosis—valley fever.
To combat the disease, Crown has to take fluconazole, an antifungal drug that costs $685 for
a one-month supply of pills. Although the drug helps, Crown still gets painful headaches,
frequent fevers, and debilitating fatigue. “It’s so frustrating,” Crown says. “One day I’ll feel fine,
then I’ll be in bed for the next three.” Most days she wishes she had stayed in Hawaii.
According to your textbook, what kind of supporting material is used in this statement?
21. Lucy wanted to know what percentage of students plan to attend graduate or professional school
after college, so she distributed a survey in three of her classes. Based on the results, Lucy
concluded that nearly a third of college students plan to continue their education further. What is
wrong with the way Lucy used the statistics from her survey?
22. Which of the following statistical measures corresponds to what is popularly called “the average”?
23. The mean is the statistical measure that corresponds to what is popularly called
24. What is the mean in the following set of numbers: 100, 300, 500, 500, 600?
25. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean price of a gallon of milk in the U.S.
has risen to $3.67. This means that
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38. How does the following excerpt from a classroom speech violate the guidelines for the use of
statistics presented in your textbook?
I discovered on the Internet that each year, for every 100,000 students living in college
dormitories, there are 4 cases of bacterial meningitis.
39. According to your textbook, when you use statistics in a speech, you should
40. According to your textbook, when using statistics in a speech, you should
41. What suggestion presented in your textbook for using supporting materials is used in the
following speech excerpt?
Since it first opened for business, McDonald’s has sold more than 100 billion hamburgers. To
give you an idea how many hamburgers that is, think of it this way: Since each McDonald’s
burger (with the bun) is about 2 inches thick, 100 billion hamburgers stacked on top of each
other would reach over 3 million miles⎯fifteen times as far as the moon.
