| speech framework | a skeleton for speech development
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| main ideas | the main points of a speech; the subtopics of a speech
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| subordinate ideas | ideas that amplify the main ideas of a speech
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| chronological order | an organizational format that develops an idea using a time order
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| spatial order | an organizational format that describes an object, person, or phenomenon as it exists in space
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| cause-and-effect order | an organizational format that categorizes a topic according to its causes and effects
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| problem-and-solution order | an organizational format that identifies the problems inherent in a situation and presents a solution to remedy them
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| topical order | an organizational format that clusters material by dividing it into a series at appropriate topics
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| linear logic | the step-by-step development of ideas; the reliance on facts and data to support main points
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| configural formats | organizational patterns that are indirect and inexplicit
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| internal summaries | a rhetorical device designed to help listeners remember content
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| transitions | connective words or phrases
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| home page | the opening page of a Web site, which details the structure and ordering of information in the site
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