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Question 71

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Your textbook presents each othe following as a tip for using examples in a speech except

A) use examples to personalize your ideas.
B) practice delivery to enhance your extended examples.
C) make your examples vivid and richly textured.
D) combine examples with causal reasoning.
E) use examples to clarify your ideas.

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Question 72

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Which othe following does your textbook recommend with regard to using statistics in a speech?

A) Limit statistics to persuasive speeches.
B) Use visual aids to clarify statistical trends.
C) Round off complicated statistics.
D) all of the above.
E) b and c only.

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According to your textbook, what kind osupporting material is used in the following speech excerpt: Imagine this: You have spent most othe 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 ofrustration wheelchair-bound students feel when they can't get to class because othe snow.

The main value ousing expert testimony in a speech is to

According to your textbook, iyou quoted Joy Perkins Newman, a National Institutes oHealth researcher, on the causes oadolescent depression, what kind otestimony would you be using?

According to your textbook, when evaluating statistics you should ask whether they

According to your textbook, it is seldom acceptable to use peer testimony in a speech.

Research has shown that the effect oexamples is enhanced when they are combined with statistics that show the examples to be typical.

Which othe following is recommended by your textbook for using hypothetical examples?

Carmen began her speech by saying: June 10 began like any other day at Reynolds High School in the small town oTroutdale, Oregon. That is, until freshman Jared Padgett got ofthe bus carrying his guitar case and a duffel bag containing a semi-automatic handgun, an AR-15 rifle, and several hundred rounds oammunition. Over the course othe morning, Padgett took the life o14-year-old Emilio Hoffman and shot and wounded a teacher before finally ending his own life. What kind osupporting material did Carmen use in her introduction?

Examples are especially helpful as supporting materials because they

As your textbook makes clear, a vivid, richly textured extended example is usually effective regardless ohow well it is delivered.

In most cases, you should round ofstatistics when presenting them in a speech.

According to your textbook, an imaginary story that makes a general point is called an)

Which othe following would probably be the most reliable source otestimony in a speech about the impact oautomobile exhaust on air pollution?

The number that occurs the most in a group onumbers is the ______________ .

According to your textbook, when you use statistics in a speech, you should

To give the gist osomeone's statement in your own words is to

According to your textbook, when using statistics in a speech, you should

According to your textbook, iyou quoted JefBezos, founder and CEO oAmazon, about e-commerce, what kind otestimony would you be using?