Invitation To Human Communication 1st Edition By Griffin – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Gathering and Developing Supporting Materials

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Full-text databases give the complete text of newspapers, periodicals, encyclopedias, research reports, court cases, books, and the like.
A. True
B. False

ANS: A PTS: 1

2. Closed-ended questions invite a wide range of possible responses.
A. True
B. False

ANS: B PTS: 1

3. Which of the following is not an example of an open-ended question?
A. “What are your thoughts on this most recent decision to cut spending on education?”
B. “How did you become a student advocate?”
C. “Why do you believe the department is changing its current curriculum for graduation?”
D. “How long have you been working in student housing?”

ANS: D PTS: 1

4. Which of the following is not a guideline for conducting interviews?
A. Request permission to record the interview.
B. At the end of your interview, ask your interviewee if she or he would like to add any information.
C. Only ask open-ended questions.
D. Be sure you have recorded names, professional titles, and addresses correctly so you can cite them accurately when you send a letter of thanks.

ANS: C PTS: 1

5. __________ are the opinions or observations of others.
A. Examples
B. Narratives
C. Testimonies
D. Definitions

ANS: C PTS: 1

6. The __________ is the middle number in a series or set of numbers arranged in a ranked order.
A. median
B. mean
C. mode
D. average

ANS: A PTS: 1

7. Speakers sometimes also provide their own testimony—their own words and experiences as sources of evidence.
A. True
B. False

ANS: A PTS: 1

8. The process of reasoning that uses specific instances, or examples, to make a claim about a general conclusion.
A. inductive reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. causal reasoning
D. analogical reasoning

ANS: A PTS: 1

9. Guilt is a primary emotion.
A. True
B. False

ANS: B PTS: 1

10. __________ is an argument in which a speaker introduces irrelevant information into an argument to distract an audience from the real issue.
A. Slippery slope
B. Ad hominem
C. Bandwagon
D. Red herring

ANS: D PTS: 1