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LOCATING SUPPORTING MATERIAL
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RESEARCH/SUPPORTInformation taken from material of fact, or opinion, used to support your speech.
1. Enhances Credibility2. Gives Credit where Credit is
due!
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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
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LIBRARYThree advantages to good old
library resources…1.Permanent!2.Credibility3.Already Organized to
help you find information.
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TYPES OF EVIDENCE Books Periodicals Newspapers Magazines/Journals Government Documents Fact Books, Encyclopedias
and Other Printed Resources Interviews Surveys Websites
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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?
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REMEMBER CARRBC-CredibilityA-AccuracyR-Recent/ReliabilityB-Bias
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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.
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ACCURACYDoes the information sound true? Do you find similar information in
other documents?
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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.
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RECENCYHow old is your information?Some topics have foundational
pieces…this is OK!
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BIASDoes this author have a bias?Does the bias help/hurt your
information?
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ONLINE RESEARCHTo Trust or Not to Trust?
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MARTINLUTHERKING.ORG
Attention Students: Try our MLK Pop Quiz
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PRIMARY RESEARCHInterviews
Pay attention to appearanceArrive on time (even early!)Equipment?Brief explanation to interviewerAllow for questionsActively listen!
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PRIMARY RESEARCHSurveys
Sample should be representativeSample should be largeFactor in the locationCost
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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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LAMP