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Some topics are poorly suited to a specific speaker and shouldn’t be used.

Which of the following would lead you to doubt the objectivity of a sponsoring organization for an Internet document?

Amalia needs to find information from scholarly journals for her persuasive speech on prescription drug shortages. The best resource for her would be a(n)

A manuscript should never be used for a speech.

James is asked to give a 5-minute eulogy at his friend’s funeral. He gives a 25-minute eulogy, notes with admiration that his friend had the ability to consume enormous quantities of alcohol at one sitting, and comments that his deceased friend’s wife is a terrific spouse because she “didn’t nag like most wives about his drinking.” This eulogy is probably inappropriate for which of the following reasons?

“According to Scientific American Mind magazine . . .” is a complete citation of a credible source.

A narrative speech, typical of an introductory first speech in class, typically has three components: a challenge, a struggle, and a resolution.

If your supporting materials are cited completely, then you can be confident that they will be effective as supporting materials for your speech.

Your instructor requires you to attend a political speech on campus and to write an analysis of the speech in a three-page paper. As a listener this makes you a member of a committed audience.