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Using your own knowledge and experience in a speech can help bring the speech to life.

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True

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Most library catalogues allow a researcher to look for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.

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True

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Reference works include such items as encyclopedias, yearbooks, quotation books, and biographical aids.

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True

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The best known collection of quotations is Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.

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True

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Yearbooks are reference works whose primary purpose is to help you find information about people.

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False

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Newspaper and periodical databases help you locate magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.

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True

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As your textbook explains, academic databases are particularly useful for finding articles in scholarly journals.

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True

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InfoTrac Onefile is an example of an academic database.

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False

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According to your textbook, in the absence of a full magazine or journal article, you should cite the abstract of the article instead.

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False

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As your textbook explains, when you locate an abstract of a magazine article, you should feel free to cite the article in your speech on the basis of the abstract alone.

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False

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Newspaper and periodical databases are good places to find articles in scholarly journals.

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False

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Experts advise that you use Internet research to supplement, not to replace, library research.

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True

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You can find a great deal of information on the Internet, but you cannot always find the same depth of research materials as in a good library.

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True

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You can almost always count on the reliability of Internet research materials found through major search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

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False

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A virtual library is a search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.

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True

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One advantage of using virtual libraries for speech research is that they contain only material that has been screened for quality and reliability.

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True

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The selection and use of supporting materials for a speech involves critical thinking skills.

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True

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The two basic types of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are facts and opinions.

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False

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The three basic types of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are examples, statistics, and testimony.

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True

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Research has shown that examples have little effect on listeners' beliefs and actions.

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False

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Although examples work very well to clarify ideas in an informative speech, they are less effective in a persuasive speech.

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False

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Examples are particularly effective as supporting materials because they help get the audience involved in a speech.

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True

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Brief examples can be used either one at a time to illustrate a point or piled one upon another to create an impression.

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True

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Because they tell a story vividly and dramatically, extended examples are a good way to pull listeners into a speech.

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True

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A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

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True

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Hypothetical examples can be especially powerful as supporting materials when they create scenarios that involve the audience.

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True

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Whenever you use a hypothetical example in a speech, it is usually a good idea to follow it with statistics or testimony to show that the example is realistic.

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True

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Because of their high credibility, you should use only factual examples in your speeches.

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False

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As a speaker, you should usually avoid examples when explaining complex or unfamiliar ideas.

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False

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One of the main reasons to use examples in a speech is that they put abstract ideas into concrete terms that listeners can easily understand.

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True

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Examples are an excellent way to personalize a speech because they put abstract facts and figures into vivid, human terms.

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True

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As your textbook makes clear, a vivid, richly textured extended example is usually effective regardless of how well it is delivered.

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False

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Clear organization is usually less important in speaking than in writing.

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False

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Audiences find well-organized speakers to be more credible than poorly organized speakers.

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True

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How well a speech is organized affects how listeners view the speaker's competence and trustworthiness.

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True

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Research suggests that using a clear, specific method of speech organization can enhance your ability to deliver a speech fluently.

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True

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The introduction of a speech usually should be prepared before the body.

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False

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According to your textbook, it is usually best to prepare the body of the speech before the introduction.

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True

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Once you know the main points of your speech, you should then formulate your specific purpose.

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False

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Most speeches should contain from two to five main points.

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True

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According to your textbook, most speeches should contain from five to eight main points.

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False

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If a speech is 45 minutes long, an audience can be expected to keep track of as many as a dozen main points.

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False

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Strategic organization means putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.

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True

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The most effective order for the main points of a speech depends upon the topic, the specific purpose, and the audience.

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True

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Speeches arranged in chronological order follow a time pattern.

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True

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Chronological organization is used primarily for informative speeches.

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True

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Speeches arranged in spatial order follow a time sequence.

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False

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Spatial organization is used primarily for informative speeches.

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True

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Regardless of what other methods you use to gain attention, you should always relate the topic to your audience in the introduction of a speech.

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True

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It is seldom a good idea to discuss the importance of your topic in the introduction of a speech.

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False

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The first thing you should do in the introduction of a speech is to reveal the topic.

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False

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A startling introduction is effective only if it is firmly related to the speech topic.

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True

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A rhetorical question is a question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.

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True

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When you use a rhetorical question to gain attention in a speech introduction, you should state the question, pause a moment, and then give the answer.

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False

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Opening your speech with a lengthy quotation is an excellent way to gain the attention of your audience.

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False

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A story is an effective way to get the interest and attention of the audience, regardless of how well the story is delivered.

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False

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Using visual aids is an acceptable method of gaining attention in the introduction of a speech.

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True

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The best way to gain the audience's attention and interest in a speech introduction usually depends on the topic, the audience, and the occasion.

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True

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If your topic is clear in the body of the speech, there is no need to state it in the introduction.

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False

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It is usually a good idea to restate your topic at some point in the introduction, even if the listeners already know it.

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True

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Credibility is the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

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True

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Establishing credibility is an important function of a speech introduction.

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True

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One way to establish your credibility in a speech introduction is to let the audience know the source of your expertise.

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True

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Goodwill is the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

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False

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The visual framework of a preparation outline shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.

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True

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The preparation outline should be drawn up before a speaker begins research for a speech.

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False

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You should include your specific purpose statement with your preparation outline.

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True

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Including the specific purpose with your preparation outline makes it easier to assess how well you have constructed the speech to accomplish your purpose.

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True

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In a preparation outline, the specific purpose is usually stated before the introduction.

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True

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In a preparation outline, the specific purpose is usually stated as part of the introduction.

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False

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In a preparation outline, the specific purpose and central idea are identified by Roman numerals.

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False

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According to your textbook, the introduction, body, and conclusion should all be labeled in a speech preparation outline.

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True

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When making a preparation outline, you should state your main points and subpoints in full sentences to ensure that you develop your ideas fully.

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True

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When making an outline, you should place the main points farthest to the left and less important ideas progressively farther to the right.

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True

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In the most common system of outlining, main points are identified by Roman numerals and subpoints by capital letters.

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True

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In the most common system of outlining, main points are identified by capital letters.

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False

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Stating main points in a word or two is usually sufficient for a preparation outline.

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False

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A preparation outline should include transitions and internal summaries.

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True

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According to your textbook, transitions and other connectives should be identified with Roman numerals on a speech preparation outline.

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False

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According to your textbook, connectives are given symbols and indentation like the other parts of the speech preparation outline.

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False

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A preparation outline should include your bibliography.

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True

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The words we use to label an event determine to a great extent how we respond to that event.

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True

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If the meaning of a word is clear to you, you can assume that it is also clear to your audience.

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False

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The denotative meaning of a word includes all the feelings, associations, and emotions that the word touches off in different people.

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False

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The connotative meaning of a word is more variable, figurative, and subjective than its denotative meaning.

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True

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The connotative meaning of a word includes all the feelings, associations, and emotions that the word touches off in different people.

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True

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Connotative meaning is precise, literal, and objective.

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False

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One way to think of a word's denotative meaning is as its dictionary definition.

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True

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Denotative meaning gives words their emotional power.

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False

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The more abstract a word, the more ambiguous it will be.

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True

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A public speaker needs to use big words to impress the audience.

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False

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It is often possible to use words accurately without using them clearly.

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True

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You can usually assume that if the words you use are clear to you, they are also clear to your audience.

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False

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A speaker should avoid using familiar words because they make a speech sound trite.

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False

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As your textbook explains, if you want to sound eloquent, you should use words that are unfamiliar to the audience.

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False

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In dealing with technical topics, a speaker has little choice but to use technical language.

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False

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Abstract words are usually clearer to listeners than are concrete words.

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False

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A speech dominated by abstract words will almost always be clearer than one dominated by concrete words.

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False

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Abstract words are easier to misinterpret than are concrete words

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True

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Concrete words add to the imagery of language use by creating sensory impressions.

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True

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