Researching Your Speech

What is defined as a scholarly investigation into a topic in order to discover, revise, or report facts, theories, and applications?

What are the three distinct parts, or functions, of research mentioned in the text?

Which type of research is carried out to discover or revise facts, theories, and applications, and is reported by someone NOT involved in conducting the actual research?

What are the two basic categories of primary research a speaker might utilize for a speech?

According to the text, a good rule of thumb is to devote no more than what proportion of your speech preparation time to research?

What is the name of the process where librarians search other libraries to locate a book a researcher is trying to find?

What is the main difference between academic information and information from the popular press?

What is the first question you should ask yourself when evaluating the quality of a resource you've collected?

In the context of source evaluation, what is the method called when you see who cited the sources on their reference pages to find even better sources?

Which citation style are scholars in humanities fields like English, philosophy, and rhetoric more likely to use?

What is the three-step process for citing sources within the body of a speech?

What is the term for taking a source's basic idea and condensing it using your own words?

According to expert recommendations cited in the text, a paper or speech should contain no more than what percentage of direct quotations?

What term is used to describe the act of mixing several references together and arranging paraphrases and quotations to constitute much of the speech, with little original thinking or expression?

Which of the following is NOT one of the twelve strategies for avoiding plagiarism discussed in the text?

When conducting a survey as a form of primary research, which of the following is a key question suggested by Wrench et al. to ask yourself before proceeding?

What is the primary gatekeeper of information in the nonacademic world, according to the text?

What does the text suggest is one of the greatest advantages to using retail bookseller sites like Amazon.com for research?

According to the text, what is a major drawback of using encyclopedias like Wikipedia as a primary source for a speech?

What is defined as 'components or features of a literary composition or oral presentation that have to do with the form of expression rather than the content expressed'?

What is the primary ethical responsibility a speaker has when sharing a narrative in a speech?

What term refers to a detailed and descriptive list about an individual, used as a first step to find a good speech topic by reflecting on one's own major, hobbies, and experiences?

What is the final step in the research process after you've found resources relevant to your topic?

Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical issues to consider when using sources, as outlined in the section 'Using Sources Ethically'?

What common rule of thumb is suggested for the amount of time needed for speech preparation, excluding research?

What type of scholarly book is written about a segment of content within a field of academic study and is designed for undergraduate or graduate student audiences?

When reading a scholarly article, especially one with complex statistics, where does the text recommend focusing your attention to understand the primary research findings?

What is defined as a 'truth that is arrived at through the scientific process'?

In addition to avoiding plagiarism, what ethical breach is a student committing if they download a free speech from a website and present it as their own?

When using primary research, what must a speaker do if survey participants were told the research was anonymous or confidential?

What is the key purpose of creating a research log, as described by M. W. George?

One of the tips for working with a research librarian is 'I’m here to teach you, not go to bat for you.' What does this mean?

What is one of the four basic questions suggested by Wrench et al. to ask before conducting a survey to determine if it's appropriate?

What is the primary difference between a one-on-one interview and a focus group?

The ethical problem with citing a source mentioned in another author's book (e.g., citing Veronis Suhler Stevenson Partners' study from Mark Weiner's book) without reading the original study is that it is like...

Which of the following is an example of a special-interest periodical?

When evaluating a source's author, which of the following is NOT a question the text suggests you should consider?

What practical risk is associated with not verifying secondary research and instead relying on how it was cited in another source?

When should a student with an undefined research topic approach a research librarian, according to the provided tips?

What kind of language does the text warn against using in a specific purpose statement because it is often understood only by a limited number of people?

What advice does the text give regarding the use of statistics that seem unbelievable or contain calculation mistakes?

What is the final step in the three-part process of using support within a speech, which the text notes many speakers forget?

What is a key reason the text gives for starting research with sources written for the general public before moving to more technical sources?

According to the text, when evaluating the quality of a source's bibliography or reference page, what can you assume if it has only a couple of citations?

What is the final question to ask about a source in the six-step evaluation process, which involves checking citation indexes like the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)?

Which of the twelve strategies for avoiding plagiarism emphasizes making it clear whether the speaker or a source's author is talking?

What is the name of the online database mentioned in the text that provides access to a wide range of full-text newspaper articles from around the world?

What does the text identify as a major mistake made by novice survey researchers?

What is an important step when finalizing a specific purpose for your speech, according to the Key Takeaways in section 6.2?

According to one of the tips from librarians, what may they ask a student to gauge their experience with research and avoid going over the same ground twice?

Which of the following would be an example of the 'reporting' function of research?

What is the recommended mantra for practicing a speech, as mentioned in the section on 'Speech Preparation Time'?

What type of nonacademic source is described as being written at a sixth- to eighth-grade reading level and appealing to a broad, general audience?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions to ask yourself when determining your research needs at the start of the process?

What is the key reason that the text advises against using the auto-summary function in word processing software as a form of paraphrasing?

When giving a speech, what should you do if you know a source you are using is clearly biased?