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supporting material |
The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony. |
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example |
A specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like. |
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brief example |
A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point. |
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extended example |
A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point. |
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hypothetical example |
An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation. |
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statitstics |
Numerical data. |
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mean |
The average value of a group of numbers |
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median |
The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest |
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mode |
The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers. |
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testimony |
Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point. |
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expert testimony |
Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields. |
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direct quote |
Testimony that is presented word for word. |
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paraphrase |
To restate or summarize a source’s ideas in one’s own words. |
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quoting out of context |
Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it |
