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26 Cards in this Set
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Credibility |
The believability or dependability of speakers and their sources |
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Example |
A sample or illustration of a category of people, places, objects, actions, experiences, or conditions. |
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Actual example |
A true instance of illustration |
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Hypothetical example |
An imaginary or fictitious instance of illustration |
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Definition |
An explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or concept |
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Definition of synonym |
Substitution of a word having similar meaning for the word being defined |
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Definition by etymology |
Explanation of the origin of the word being defined |
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Definition by example |
Providing an instance or illustration of the word being defined |
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Testimony |
Quotations or paraphrases of an authoritative source to clarify or prove a point |
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Test of Evidence: Is the evidence... |
1) quoted in context? 2) relevant? 3) specific? 4) sufficient? 5) timely? 6)Is the source of the evidence an expert & unbiased? |
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Organizing questions |
A question that, when answered, indicates the ideas and information necessary to develop your topic |
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Topic division |
Organization of a speech according to aspects, or subtopics, of the subject |
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Chronological division |
Organization of a speech according to a time sequence |
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Spatial division |
Organization of a speech according to the geography or physical structure of the subject |
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Casual division |
Organization of a speech from cause to effect, or from effect to cause |
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Pro-con division |
Organization of a speech according to arguments for an agains some policy, position or action. |
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Mnemonic division |
Organization of a speech according to a special memory device, such as alliteration, rhyme or initial letters that spell a word |
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Problem-solution division |
A rigid organizational pattern that establishes a compelling problem and offers one or more convincing solutions |
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Need-plan division |
A variation of problem-solution organization that 1) establishes a need or deficiency, 2) offers a proposal to meet the need 3) shows how the plan satisfies the need, and 4) suggest a plan for implementing the proposal |
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Signpost |
Numbers (one) or words (initially, second, or finally) that signal the listeners of the speakers in the speech |
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Transition |
A statement that connects parts of the speech and indicates the nature of their connection |
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Applying the 4 S's |
Singpost of key idea Statement of key idea Support for key idea Summary of key idea |
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Complementary transition |
Adds one idea to another |
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Casual transition |
Establishes a cause-effect relationship between two ideas |
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Contrasting transition |
Shows how two ideas differ |
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Chronological transition |
Shows how one idea precedes or follows another in time |