Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The type of evidence you choose should suit you, the audience, forum, subject, and situation.
2. Testimony is a superior form of evidence than statistics.
3. It is more productive to use a single type of support than to utilize a variety of support types
when making a case.
4. Examples are often metaphorical parables that have the benefit of making the audience think
abstractly about a concept.
5. Personal examples tell the audience something about the speaker and have the benefit of
highlighting the speaker’s experience with the topic under discussion.


1. true
2. false
3. false
4. false
5. true

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