A Reliable Source Is Always Accurate.

Question: A credible source is always accurate.

Answer: false

Question: When offering your own insights in a speech, you should provide your own source qualifier.

Answer: true

Question: Giving credit to your sources accomplishes all of the following EXCEPT

Answer: decreasing your personal credibility

Question: At which point in your speech should you credit material that was derived from someone else’s idea?

Answer: as you present the idea

Question: Which of the following should you plan to include when giving an oral citation of another person’s idea?

Answer: the type of source that contained the idea

Question: When developing your speech, which of the following would be the best approach to take when seeking sources of information?

Answer: Seek a variety of reliable sources to support your major points.

Question: What is a source qualifier

Answer: a brief description telling why a source is qualified to address a topic

Question: Which of the following is an example of a source qualifier for a quote by John Adams?

Answer: John Adams, who was the second president of the United States

Question: Which of the following strategies is one way to avoid a mechanical delivery in your speech?

Answer: leading with a claim before identifying its source

Question: You are writing a speech about bird-watching and need to show the reliability and credibility of one of your sources. Which of the following is MOST likely to accomplish your goal?

Answer: stating the title of the peer-reviewed bird-watching journal where you obtained your source