1. Chapter 8 Supporting Your Ideas

2. Introduction

3. Reduce Abstraction There are lots of community colleges in the United States. Community colleges enroll a large number of students and play a vital role in American higher education. According to the Department of Education, there are more than 1,100 community colleges in the United States. They enroll some 12 million students each year, which is 44% of all U.S. undergraduates

4. Examples Brief examples Extended examples Hypothetical examples

5. Brief Examples Also called “specific instances” Referred to in passing to illustrate a point Option to “pile them on.”

6. Extended Examples Narrative, illustration, anecdote Typically longer and written more vividly

7. Hypothetical Examples Describes an imaginary situation “Imagine this:” Seeks to connect audience members to topic at hand

8. Tips for Using Examples Clarify Your Ideas Reinforce Your Ideas Personalize Your Ideas Make Examples Vivid Focus on Examples During Rehearsal

9. Statistics Understanding Statistics ◦ Are they representative? ◦ Are the measures used correctly? ◦ Are the sources reliable? ◦ Tips

10. Testimony Expert Peer Quoting vs. Paraphrasing Tips

11. Oral Citations Listeners don’t have access to your outline Who, What, Where, When, Why Lucas, p. 161

12. Start Researching General web searches Google Scholar Library Website ◦ Academic databases