Supporting Speech Ideas (Ch. 7)
The words of others used as proof or evidence.
Testimony
The branch of philosophy that involves determinations of what is right and moral.
Ethics
Of or relating to the sense of taste.
Gustatory
Focus on one stimulus while ignoring or suppressing reactions to other stimuli.
Attention.
A speaker's credibility at the beginning of or even before the speech.
Initial Credibility
Graphical representation of data (often numerical) or a sketch representing an ordered process.
Chart
Feelings or issues related to the inner workings of the body.
Organic
The act of using, another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
Plagiarism
The resources beyond the speech itself that a speaker uses to enhance the message conveyed to the audience.
Presentation Aids
Any quotation from a friend, family member, or classmate about an incident or topic.
Peer Testimony
A false statement of fact that damages a person's character, fame, or reputation.
Defamatory Speech
Drawings or sketches that outline and explain the parts of an object, process, or phenomenon that cannot be readily seen.
Diagrams
The collections, analysis, comparison, and interpretation of numerical data, understanding its comparison with others numerical data.
Statistics
A speaker's credibility and trustworthiness (as judged by the audience members) throughout the process of the speech, which also can range from point to point in the speech.
Deprived Credibility
A pictorial representation of the relationships of quantitative data using dots, lines, bars, pie slices, and the like
Graph