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A speaker argues that all college students are in need of financial aid and cites four examples of students who could not attend college without aid. You know of a fifth college student who won the lottery and doesn't need financial aid. Which of the following tests of examples does the speaker fail to meet? |
| | A) | The examples are not relevant |
| | B) | The examples are not vivid |
| | C) | There are counterexamples that disprove the generalization |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Suppose a poll of 2,000 voters is taken of race for president in mid-October and candidate A leads candidate B by 52 to 48 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. Assuming the poll was properly conducted and that the sample is a true random sample of all voters, what can we conclude from this poll? |
| | A) | Candidate A will definitely beat candidate B in the election. |
| | B) | Candidate A may lead by as much as 55 to 45 percent or may trail candidate B by as much as 49 to 51. |
| | C) | Candidate A definitely leads candidate B, since there are 4 points separating them in the poll and the margin of error is only 3 points. |
| | D) | The poll really is meaningless because it is impossible to tell what the voters think by taking a poll of 2,000 people. |
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Which of the following factors do you need to consider to successfully select a topic and prepare a speech on that topic? |
| | A) | Their attitude toward your topic |
| | B) | Their level of knowledge about the topic |
| | C) | Their interest in the topic |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Consider the following test scores in a public speaking class: 100, 90, 75, 60, 60. Which of the following scores is the median test score? |
| | A) | 75 |
| | B) | 77 |
| | C) | 60 |
| | D) | 40 |
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Suppose you research the topic of stem cell research and find quotes from actor Michael J. Fox about the necessity of stem cell research for curing Parkinson's disease, which Fox has. Which of the following statements describes the usefulness of Fox as an expert? |
| | A) | Because he has Parkinson's Disease, Fox is an expert on the topic and can be quoted as such. |
| | B) | Because he is just an actor, Fox's testimony is worthless. |
| | C) | It is acceptable to quote Fox, but he should not be presented as a medical expert in your speech. |
| | D) | Fox's views on the disease are colored by suffering from it and his quotes should be ignored as biased on the issue of stem cell research. |
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The degree to which a narrative (story) rings true to real-life experiences is called ____. |
| | A) | narrative fidelity |
| | B) | narrative probability |
| | C) | narrative efficacy |
| | D) | resonance |
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The text recommends four steps to conducting library research. What is the first thing it recommends that you do? |
| | A) | Consult reference sources such as the Statistical Abstract |
| | B) | Select search terms |
| | C) | Search the library catalog |
| | D) | Search relevant indexes, abstracts, and other databases |
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Suppose you are doing a search for information on casinos owned by Indian tribes. You type in "Indian" and keep getting information on sports teams, such as the Cleveland Indians. Which Boolean operator should you use to narrow your search? |
| | A) | Indian OR casinos |
| | B) | Indian NOT casinos |
| | C) | Indian PLUS casinos |
| | D) | Indian AND casinos |
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The advantage of databases such as Academic Search and Lexis-Nexis is that they |
| | A) | are free. |
| | B) | provide only peer reviewed scholarly articles, assuring high quality evidence. |
| | C) | can provide full texts of many articles that the user can download. |
| | D) | require no knowledge of using Boolean operators. |
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You are researching a speech on global warming. You find evidence at www.globalwarming.com that says exactly what you need for your upcoming speech. Which of the following statements about this using quotes from this source is correct? |
| | A) | Go ahead and use it. If it's out there on the Internet it's bound to be true. |
| | B) | You should not use it because there is no way to tell when the information was posted. |
| | C) | Because it is a .com source, it must be good, since domain names are only given to established sources. |
| | D) | You should use the information only if you can determine that it is from a reliable source, it is a primary source rather than secondary, and you can determine when it was posted |
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