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Which statement is FALSE regarding source credibility? |
| | A) | Source credibility is the audience’s perception of the effectiveness as a speaker. |
| | B) | Source credibility depends on who the speaker is, the subject discussed, the situation, and the audience. |
| | C) | Source credibility is something a speaker possesses |
| | D) | The audience determines the credibility |
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Sharing values, beliefs, attitudes and interests is what type of credibility. |
| | A) | common ground |
| | B) | dynamism |
| | C) | trustworthiness |
| | D) | competence |
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A change of audience opinion caused by the separation of the message content from its source over a period of time. |
| | A) | sleeper effect. |
| | B) | long-term effect |
| | C) | short-term effect |
| | D) | change effect |
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Which of the following actions is not part of the process of researching and preparing your speech? |
| | A) | Selecting a topic |
| | B) | Researching support materials |
| | C) | Fulfilling assignment requirements |
| | D) | Practicing and delivering your speech |
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A ________ librarian is someone specially trained to help you locate sources of information. |
| | A) | school |
| | B) | tape |
| | C) | program |
| | D) | reference |
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This type of source undergoes blind peer review to ensure high quality information and contains specific studies. |
| | A) | non-fiction books |
| | B) | academic journal articles |
| | C) | government documents |
| | D) | trade journal articles |
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Which step does not fit in the process of locating sources on the web? |
| | A) | type your subject into the URL bar |
| | B) | define your search |
| | C) | use a search engine |
| | D) | carefully evaluate all the information you have collected |
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When conducting an interview people should |
| | A) | think on their feet; don't prepare any questions. |
| | B) | avoid telling the interviewee the purpose of the interview. |
| | C) | tape-record the interview secretly. |
| | D) | take notes. |
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Examples, surveys, testimony, numbers or statistics, analogies, explanations, and definitions are all great illustrations of: |
| | A) | supporting material |
| | B) | rejecting material |
| | C) | coordinating material |
| | D) | participating material |
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The intentional or unintentional use of information from one or more sources without fully divulging how much information is directly quoted demonstrates: |
| | A) | two-sided argument |
| | B) | one-sided argument |
| | C) | incremental plagiarism |
| | D) | incidental plagiarism |
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