Ways to Research
Number one rule of all interviewing.
What is do not waste the interviewee's time?
CARS stands for.
What is credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and support?
The four reference components of citations.
What are the source, author, author credentials, and date?
The four types of styles discussed in this chapter.
What is "MLA Style," "AMA Style," "APA Style," and "Chicago Style?"
Eighteenth-century philosopher Thomas Reid argued that humans are gullible because they are fundamentally:
a. trustful
b. deceitful.
c. social.
d. foolish.
What is trustful?
James wants to ensure that her speech is balanced. What will help her achieve this?
a. citing her sources
b. referencing a variety of sources
c. avoiding any biased sources
d. including only facts that are common knowledge
What is referencing a variety of sources?
Jeff shares a draft of his speech with his professor. The speech topic is rather controversial and makes claims beyond the reach of common knowledge. Additionally, the speech is based on a single source. What advice is the professor likely to give to help Jeff improve the credibility of his speech?
a. select a less controversial topic
b. use a more conversational tone
c. consult and reference more sources
d. avoid making any claims beyond common knowledge
What is consult and reference more sources?
The APA Style is used for these topics.
What are education, psychology, and the sciences?
Below is an example of what style:
AuthorLastname FirstInitialMiddleInitial. Title in sentence case. Abbreviated Journal Title in Title Case. Year;volume(Issue#):PP-PP. doi: ##
What is "AMA Style?"
The "heck" question that highlights potential financial motives.
Who the heck paid for it?
One reason why general online search results may include unreliable sources is that these search engines:
a. are not using a well-defined search algorithm.
b. search only indexed pages.
c. search only free content.
d. are driven by economic incentives.
What are driven by economic incentives?
Which speech is MOST likely to be perceived as balanced and reliable?
a. one with professional interviews
b. one that includes statistics
c. one that uses many sources
d. one that includes common knowledge
What is one that uses many sources?
Citation style used for humanities, fine arts, and history.
What is "Chicago Style?"
This style places citations in the footnote.
What is "Chicago Style?"
A community widely accepts a belief. To this community, that shared belief represents what?
a. truth
b. a hoax
c. evidence
d. misinformation
What is truth?
Fatima is researching gender discrimination in politics for her public speaking course. Which online resource would be the MOST helpful?
a. a general-interest story from Gale Academic OneFile
b. an academic essay from LexisNexis
c. a provocative quote from a blog
d. a Twitter thread relaying personal information from a court clerk
What is an academic essay from LexisNexis?
Maggie is reading an online story about the potential health benefits of multivitamins. What key question should she ask in order to determine whether it is from a reliable source?
a. Does the story appear on the first page of Google's search results?
b. Where was the story published?
c. Who wrote the story?
d. How many people contributed to the story?
What is who wrote the story?
Most public speaking courses do NOT use this citation style.
What is "AMA Style?"
A list of all the sources you have used to research your work.
What is a bibliography?
Which of the following is an example of common knowledge among Americans?
a. A record number of visitors traveled to Washington, D.C., in 2018.
b. Residents of Washington, D.C., could not vote in presidential elections until the passage of the Twenty-Third Amendment.
c. Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States.
d. Washington, D.C., gets more rain on average than Seattle, Washington.
What is Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States?
In general, the basic methods of research for speeches involve all of these EXCEPT:
a. conducting interviews.
b. researching on the Internet.
c. going to the library.
d. reading other students' essays.
What is reading other students' essays?
Kandi is trying to determine whether an article she found online is a reliable source for her speech about how chronic stress affects the immune system. In evaluating the source, she sees that the author is a medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the immune system. What can be concluded from this information?
a. The article is well researched.
b. The source is credible.
c. The article is balanced and objective.
d. The information in the article is accurate.
What is the source is credible?
Citing your sources serves two purposes, say one.
What is "it demonstrates that you are presenting reliable information" or "it tells your audience where they might find more information on your topic?"
The number of citation styles that exist.
What is more than 200?
In most cases, the spreading of misinformation is:
a. inevitable.
b. unintentional.
c. deliberate.
d. Harmful.
What is unintentional?