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LOCATING SUPPORTING MATERIAL
RESEARCH/SUPPORTInformation taken from material of fact, or opinion, used to support your speech.
1. Enhances Credibility2. Gives Credit where Credit is
due!
STEPS TO RESEARCHSpecific/DirectedFree Flowing/Flexible
1. Brainstorm Ideas2. Brainstorm Places to look3. Determine a variety of key
words (search terms)4. Keep notes along the way
LIBRARYThree advantages to good old
library resources…1.Permanent!2.Credibility3.Already Organized to
help you find information.
TYPES OF EVIDENCE Books Periodicals Newspapers Magazines/Journals Government Documents Fact Books, Encyclopedias
and Other Printed Resources Interviews Surveys Websites
TESTING RESOURCES? Beware of phrases like, “I read
somewhere,” and “Experts say,”
ANYONE can create a website!1.What information is here?2.What is the motive behind the
information?3.Who is the originator of the site?
REMEMBER CARRBC-CredibilityA-AccuracyR-Recent/ReliabilityB-Bias
IS THE SOURCE QUALIFIED?Expertise: Does the source know
what he/she is talking about? Don’t forget, even experts can be wrong.
Look at education, credentials, degrees, licenses, honors, awards, peer recognition.
ACCURACYDoes the information sound true? Do you find similar information in
other documents?
RELIABILITY OF THE SOURCE? Can you trust the source? Polygraph Test? Can you trust what is on the web? Wikipedia!! Many errors have been
discovered on Wikipedia.1.David Beckham was a Chinese
goalkeeper in the 18th century.2.Kazakhstan’s entry was altered to
include information about Borat.
RECENCYHow old is your information?Some topics have foundational
pieces…this is OK!
BIASDoes this author have a bias?Does the bias help/hurt your
information?
ONLINE RESEARCHTo Trust or Not to Trust?
MARTINLUTHERKING.ORG
Attention Students: Try our MLK Pop Quiz
PRIMARY RESEARCHInterviews
Pay attention to appearanceArrive on time (even early!)Equipment?Brief explanation to interviewerAllow for questionsActively listen!
PRIMARY RESEARCHSurveys
Sample should be representativeSample should be largeFactor in the locationCost
USEFUL SITES FOR TESTING EVIDENCE/RESOURCES http://www.factcheck.org http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-mete
r http://voices.washingtonpost.com/factc
hecker http://snopes.com http://newsbusters.org (liberal bias) http://mediamatters.org (liberal bias)
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