Deck 8: Research Ansupporting Material

Question 1

In statistical terms, thwords averaganmean can buseinterchangeably.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Thamounotimyou spendoing research depends on your presentation's purposanthtopic.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

facis statementhaevaluates an event, idea, person, or object.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

"Ituition was ablto bkepaits currenratthis year, iwill bablto bkepathasamratnexyear" is an examplofact.

Question 5

When defining terms for listeners, you shoulrely only on dictionary definitions.

Question 6

Objectivsources arusually morcrediblthan subjective
sources.

Question 7

Onway to testhvalidity osupporting material is to ask, "Is thinformation interesting?"

Question 8

Audiences remember goostory, even when they can'remember much elsabouthspeech.

Question 9

Statistics arvalior factual only ithey havbeen collecteananalyzescientifically anfairly.

Question 10

When you "takwords ouocontext," you selecisolatestatements from sourcanalter, distort, or contradicthspeaker's or writer's intendemeaning.

Question 11

All speakers-experannonexpert-shoulsearch for appropriataneffectivsupporting material.

Question 12

Ask "Is thinformation relevent" when checking to ensurthayour supporting materials help you reach conclusions thaarsimilar to claims justifieby thother information you havon thsamsubject.

Question 13

Facts interpret, predict, or estimatsomething baseon studying representativor random samplopopulation.

Question 14

Using only ontyposupporting material results in moreffectivanconcispresentations.

Question 15

"Is thsourcidentified, credible, anunbiased" is thfirsanmosimportanquestion to ask when testing thvalidity othsupporting material you wanto usin presentation.

Question 16

In statistical terms, thwords averaganmedian can buseinterchangeably.

Question 17

Examples creatmental imagoan evenanoffer mordetails than definitions do.

Question 18

Many speakers do noknow how to usthsophisticateresearch methods requireto producvalistatistical results, so thauthors recommenthayou usstatistics carefully.

Question 19

Your textbook authors recommenusing varieforms supporting materials in presentation.

Question 20

Thmosimportanreason to usstory as supporting material is its interesanentertainmenvalue.

Question 21

Changing few words osomeonelse's work is sufficiento avoiplagiarism.

Question 22

Relevaninformation is indirectly relateto your purposantopic.

Question 23

A(n) is verifiablobservation, experience, or evenknown to btrue.

A)fact
B)statistic
C)testimony
D)definition
E)analogy

Question 24

Statistics arthmosvaliform osupporting materials.

Question 25

Audio anvisual aids can buseas form osupporwhen they reinforcyour information in memorablways.

Question 26

"ThBiltmorMansion is thlargesprivatresidencin the UniteStates."

A)Fact
B)Statistic
C)Testimony
D)Definition
E)Analogy

Question 27

Iyou creatlisoclassmates from thyoungesperson in your class (17) to oldesperson (42), whawoulyou look for itrying to determinthmedian agin thclass?

A)Look for the class member with the average age.
B)Look for the class member right in the middle of the list.
C)Look for the class members whose age comes up most often.
D)Look for the class member with the mean age.
E)Look for the class member whose age is most unlike the rest of the class.

Question 28

Thkey to avoiding plagiarism is to identify thsources oinformation in your presentation.

Question 29

ThInternemay bredefining how somstudents understanthconcepoauthorship.

Question 30

An accounor reporabousomething thahas happeneis a/an

A)a fact.
B)a story.
C)an influence.
D)an analogy.
E)a judgment

Question 31

"By theno2005, nearly 30 percenoAmerican claimeto havreaThdVinci Code." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Testimony
B)Definition
C)Statistic
D)Story
E)Analogy

Question 32

primary sourcis thdocument, testimony or publication in which information firsappears.

Question 33

Plagiarism is also calle"literary borrowing."

Question 34

An opinion or statementhasomeonhas saior written is an examplof

A)testimony.
B)description.
C)Analogy.
D)fact.
E)definition.

Question 35

When sources arbiased, they arnotelling thtruth.

Question 36

secondary sourcdescribes, reports, repeats, or summarizes information in onor morother sources.

Question 37

Thtwo ways listein your textbook for using written citations arMLanAPstyles.

Question 38

When conducting research, journal articles foun onlinshoulbyour primary sourcoinformation.

Question 39

During presentation, you shoulcitthsources oinformation you use.

Question 40

spoken citation is sometimes calleanoral footnote.

Question 41

"Jusas you can usthtrack recorothoroughbrehorsto help determinthprobability owinning race, you can usthhigh school recorostudento help predicthprobability ocollegsuccess." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Analogies
E)Testimony

Question 42

providreferencto specificasor instancin order to explain concepor makan abstracideclearer or morconcrete.

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Examples

Question 43

"Judging from reportesales in thpasyear, itypically takes seven months to sell homin this region." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Testimony
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 44

Which othfollowing sources is thdocument, testimony, or publication in which information firsappears??

A)Encyclopedias.
B)A primary source.
C)Yearbooks.
D)A secondary source.
E)Magazines.

Question 45

"Sompeoplarguthasex education will resulin teenagers wanting to engagin morsexual activity.This is likarguing thaiyou purchasinsurancyou will wanto wreck your car." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Testimony
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 46

"According to 1984 articlin thMidlanTimes Herald, gang activity is nosignificanproblem in thcommunity." Whacriticism shoulbmadabouthis supporting material?

A)It's not recent.
B)It's not statistically valid.
C)It's biased.
D)It's not identified.
E)It's not relevant.

Question 47

Which form osupporting material does nohavto bdocumented?

A)Internet sources
B)Interviews
C)Secondary sources
D)Famous, well-known quotations
E)Primary sources

Question 48

In thChronicloHigher Education's annual survey oattitudes ancharacteristics ocollegfreshmen, 21 percenofirst-year students saithey believthathdeath penalty shoulbabolished.Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Examples

Question 49

"Horsepower is unifor measuring thpower oengines tharoughly equal to 746 watts or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Examples
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 50

When explaining why teachers shoulpraisstudents for goowork, Andrew relates how high school teacher changethcoursohis lifby giving him confidencangooadvice.Whatyposupporting material diAndrew use?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Stories
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 51

"Bean-threanoodles aralso known as cellophannoodles. They arfinsilvery filaments madfrom thstarch othmung bean anthey becomalmosclear after being heated.They arvirtually flavorless antakon thtastothsaucin which they arcooked." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Examples

Question 52

As Tom selects references for his presentation, his goal is sourccredibility.Which sourcwoulbdefineas thleascredible?

A)New York Times
B)Wall Street Journal
C)National Enquirer
D)The Economist
E)Fortune Magazine

Question 53

"After thSeptember 11th attacks, comedians such as DaviLetterman, Conan O'Brien, John Stewart, anthwriters on Saturday NighLivhadifficulty deciding how to talk about thevenin humorous way." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Examples
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 54

spoken citation in presentation is also known as a/an

A)oral reference.
B)oral inclusion.
C)oral footnote.
D)oral testimony.
E)oral example.

Question 55

Ideas, opinions, aninformation thaarwell founded, justifieantruansaito bea.documented.
B)valid.
C)constant.
D)relative.
E)none of the above.

Question 56

Whatyposupporting material is usewhen advertisers presencelebrity endorsements oproduct?

A)Facts
B)Stories
C)Examples
D)Testimony
E)Descriptions

Question 57

Questions thatessupporting materials focus on

A)credibility and interest.
B)relevance and recency.
C)interest and validity.
D)validity and popularity.
E)rumor and innuendo.

Question 58

Perry's friensurvivecar crash withouany major injury whilnowearing seatbelt.IPerry uses this examplto provthaseatbelts arnoneeded, hhas faileto

A)test for consistency.
B)test for relevancy.
C)test for recency.
D)test for credibility.
E)test for interest.

Question 59

"Thbestimto wander arounVenice, Italy, is early in thmorning.Thwater in thcanals is still anreflects thrich colors from thsurrounding buildings.Thplazas arpeaceful anthshopkeepers arwashing down thsidewalks in preparation for another busy work day." Whatyposupporting material is usein this example?

A)Facts
B)Statistics
C)Descriptions
D)Definitions
E)Analogies

Question 60

"According to NORML (National Organization to Reform MarijuanLaws), marijuanis harmless drug thahas no long- term sideffects." Whacriticism shoulbmadabouthis supporting material?

A)It's not recent.
B)It's not statistically valid.
C)It's biased.
D)It's poorly identified.
E)It's not consistent.

Question 61

Which othfollowing practices woulNOqualify as plagiarism?

A)Turning in an essay that is mostly a reproduction of an article by someone else.
B)Using a friend's story about reporting child abuse and claiming that you reported the incident.
C)Using a lot of information from a single published source in your presentation but always identifying that source when you use the information.
D)Reciting a poem you claim you've written, 80 percent of which is based on a poem you found in a magazine.
E)Using a friend's presentation that was presented in another class and, by updating some of the information and making a few adjustments in language choice, presenting it as your own.