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One key idea in Marissa’s speech is “Regular daily exercise improves fitness.” To support this, she talks about the concepts of “regular exercise provides cardiovascular exercise” and “regular exercise burns calories.” These two related concepts are examples of _____ to her key idea.

Akansha wants to do a presentation on planting tulips. To determine her key ideas, she asks herself, “What are the steps involved in planting tulip bulbs?” She used a(n) _____ question to help determine her ideas.

An informative speech on the effects and causes of malaria would most likely follow which type of organizational pattern?

Which of these sentences represents the most effective major idea?

To answer the organizing question, “What qualities characterize Tom Clancy novels?” you would probably use a _____ organizational pattern.

What type of transition would include terms such as nevertheless, although and in spite of?

The key ideas are revealed in the _____ of a speech.

A(n) _____ is a statement that connects parts of the speech and indicates the nature of the connection.

Which of the 4 S’s reinforces the gist of the key idea?

“In 2008, the average S&P 500 CEO, at $10.4 million, earned 280 times the approximately $37,000 annual pay of a typical full-time American worker.”Also, the multiple for a much larger set of companies that included very small companies was 68x the annual pay of a typical full-time American worker in 2008. That had risen from 40x in 1980.What do you think about the above reported facts?Explain what you think and why in a well-written, concise paragraph of 3-5 complete sentences (reminder: use good grammar, complete sentences, appropriate punctuation and correct spelling), Source: Boatright, J.R. Finance ethics: critical issues in theory and practice. 2010. John Wiley & Sons, Inc: New Jersey. p. 553.