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12/08/2010

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Supporting Materials
Definition
The materials used to support a speakers ideas
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The three major kinds of supporting materials
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examples, statistics, and testimony.
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Examples
Definition
A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like.
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- Brief Example
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A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
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Extended Example
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A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.
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Hypothetical Example
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An example that describes an imarginary or fictitious situation
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Tips for using examples
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1. use examples to clarify your ideas

2. use examples to reinforce your ideas

3. use examples to personalize you ideas

4. make your examples vivid and richly textured

5. practice delivery to enhance your extended examples

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Tips for using statistics
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  1. use statistics to quantify your ideas
  2. use statistics sparingly
  3. identify the sources of your statistics
  4. explain your statistics
  5. round off complicated statistics
  6. use visual aids to clarify statistical trends
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Testimony
Definition
Quotations or paraphrase used to support a point
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Expert Testimony
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Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
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Peer Testimony
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Testimony form ordiary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
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Direct quotation
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testimoney forom ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
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Paraphrase
Definition
To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
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Tips for using testimony
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Quote or parapharse accurately
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quoting out of context
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quoting a statment in such a way as to distort it's meaning by removing statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
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Tips for testimony
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  1. quote or parapharse accurately
  2. use testimoney from qualified sources
  3. use testimoney for unbiased sources
  4. identify the people you quote or paraphrase
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denotative meaning
Definition
the literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phase
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connotative meaning
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the meaning suggested by the associations or emotion triggered by a word or  pharse
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Thesaurus
Definition
book of synonyms
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concerte words
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words that refer to tangible objects
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abstract words
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words that refer to ideas or concepts
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abstract words
Definition
words that refer to ideas or concepts
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Clutter
Definition
discourse that take many more words than are necessary to express an idea
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imagery
Definition
the use of vivid language to create mental image of object, actions, or ideas
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simile
Definition
an explicit comparison introduced with the word like or as between thing that are essentially different yet have something in common
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cliche
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a trite or overused expression
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metaphor
Definition
an implicit comparsion, not introduced with the word like or as between two things that are essentially different but have something in common
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rhythm
Definition
the parttern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words
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Parallelism:
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  The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences

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repetition
Definition
reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses sentences
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alliteration
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repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
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antithesis
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the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure
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inclusive language
Definition
language that does not stereotype, demean or patronize people on the base of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other factors
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Generic "he"
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the use of "he" to refer to both women and men
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nonverbal communication
Definition
communication based on a person's use of voice and body, rather than on theuse of words
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methods of delivery
Definition
  1. reading form a manuscript
  2. reciting form memory
  3. speaking impromptu
  4. speaking extemporaneously
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manuscript speech
Definition
a speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience
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impromptu speech
Definition
a speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
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extemporaneous speech
Definition
a carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
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conversational quality
Definition
presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
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voice
Definition
the loadness or softness of the speakers voice
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pitch
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the highness or lowness of the speakers voice
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inflections
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changes in the pitch or tone of a speakers voice
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monotone
Definition
a constant pitch or tone of voice
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rate
Definition
the speed at which  a person speaks
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pause
Definition
a monentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
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vocalized pause
Definition
a pause that occurs when a speakers fills the silence between words with vocalizations such
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vocal variety
Definition
changes in a speakers rate, pitch, and volume that give the voice variey and expressiveness
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Pronunciation
Definition
the accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
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articulation
Definition
the physical production of particular speech sounds
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dialect
Definition
a variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary
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kinesics
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the study of body motions as a systematic mode of communications
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gestures
Definition
motions of a speakers hand or arms during a speech
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eye contact
Definition
direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
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persuasion
Definition
the process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or a actions
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mental dialogue with the audience
Definition
the mental give and take between speaker and listener during  persuasive speech
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target audience
Definition
the portion of the whole audience that the speaker moset want to persuade
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question of fact
Definition
a question about the truth or falsity of an assertion
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Question of value
Definition
a question about the worth, rightness, morality and so forth of an idea or a action
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question of policy
Definition
a question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be take
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Speech to gain passive agreement
Definition
: a persuasive speech in which the speaker’s goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable with out encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy.
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Speech to gain immediate action
Definition
A persuasive speech in which  the speakers goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy.
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need
Definition
the first basic issue of analyzing a question of policy, is there a serious problem or need that requires a change form current policy
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burden of proof
Definition
the obligation facing a persuasive speakers to prove that a change form current policy is necessary.
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plan
Definition
the second baisc issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy, does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem?
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praticallity
Definition
the thrid basic in analyzing a question of policy: will the speaker plan solve the problem, will it create new and more serious problem?
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problem - solution order
Definition
a method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
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problem cause solution order
Definition
a method of organzing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem, the second main point analyze the causes of the problem, and the thrid main ponit presents a solution to the problem
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comparative advantage order
Definition
a method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point identifies a problem, the seonc main point analyze the cause of the problem, and the thrid main point presents a solution to the problem.
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Monroe's Motivated Sequence
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a method of orgainzing persuaive speeches that seek immediate action
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five steps to Monroe's Motivated Sequence
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  1. attention
  2. need
  3. satisfaction
  4. visualization
  5. action
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ethos
Definition
the name used by aristotle for what modern student's communication refers to as credibility
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competence
Definition
how an audience regards a speakers intelligence, epertise, and knowledge of the subject
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character
Definition
how an audience regards a speakers sincerity, trustworthiiness, and concern for the wellbeing of the audience
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credibitily
Definition
the audience's perception of whether speakers is qualified to speak on a given topic
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Initial credibility
Definition
The credibility of a speaker before she or he starts to speak
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Derived Credibility
Definition
The credibility of a speaker produced by everything she or he says and does during the speech.
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Terminal Credibility
Definition
The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech
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Evidence
Definition
supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.
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Logos
Definition

·         the name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. Two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.

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reasoning
Definition
the process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
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false cause
Definition
an error in causal reasoninging in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first events is the casue of the second.
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invalid reasoning
Definition
an analogy in which the two cases being compared not essentially alike
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Red herring
Definition
A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
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Ad hominem
Definition
 A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute.
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Either-or
Definition
A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
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Bandwagon
Definition
A fallacy that assumes that because something is poplar, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable
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Slippery slope
Definition
A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.
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Pathos
Definition
 the name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
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Speeches of Presentation:
Definition

A speech that presents someone a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition.

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Speeches of Acceptance:
Definition
 A speech that give thanks for a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition
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Commemorative Speeches
Definition
A speech that pays tribute to an person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea
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