For each of the seven types of supporting material, identify one test that should be applied to determine
the strength of support.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Personal experience: Is it reliable and generalizable? Would others share your
interpretation? 2. Common knowledge: Does the audience share it and is it true? 3. Direct observations:
Are you sure of what you saw? Was your observation biased? 4. Example: Are the examples
representative and sufficient? 5. Documents: Can we trust them? Are they interpreted properly? Is the
context clear? 6. Statistics: Are the measures appropriate, reliable, valid and properly interpreted? 7.
Testimony: Is the source knowledgeable, expert, and unbiased?
You might also like to view...
Dani and Atiya have been conflicting frequently and now have been avoiding talking about certain subjects for fear of another fight. This second stage of coming apart is called circumscribing
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A well-organized speech will lead to what result?
A. Listeners may forget unconnected ideas. B. Listeners will stop attending to the speech. C. Listeners will be distracted while trying to reconstruct your logic. D. Listeners will understand, remember, and be influenced by your message.
Evaluate Social Penetration Theory using the standard criteria for theory evaluation.
What will be an ideal response?
What are the four major objectives of a speech introduction?
What will be an ideal response?