Chapter 8 Quiz

Question 1

Supporting Materials

Answer 1

The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.

Question 2

Example

Answer 2

A specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like

Question 3

Brief Example

Answer 3

A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point

Question 4

Extended Example

Answer 4

A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point

Question 5

Hypothetical Example

Answer 5

An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation

Question 6

Statistics

Answer 6

Numerical data

Question 7

Mean

Answer 7

The average value of a group of numbers

Question 8

Median

Answer 8

The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest

Question 9

Mode

Answer 9

The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers

Question 10

Testimony

Answer 10

Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point

Question 11

Expert Testimony

Answer 11

Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.

Question 12

Peer Testimony

Answer 12

Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic.

Question 13

Direct Quotation

Answer 13

Testimony that is presented word for word

Question 14

Paraphrase

Answer 14

To restate or summarize a source’s ideas in one’s own words

Question 15

Quoting out of Context

Answer 15

Quoting a statement in such a way as to destroy its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it