Unit 2: Selecting Evidence to Motivate an Audience

Why is it important to consider the audience’s beliefs, values, or needs when communicating effectively?

• To create a sense of empathy and connection with the audience

• To manipulate the audience into agreeing with the speaker

• To ignore the audience's perspective and focus solely on the speaker's message

• To make the audience feel inferior and powerless

What is the purpose of evidence in an argument?

• To serve the writer's purpose and establish credibility

• To confuse and deceive the audience

• To manipulate the audience into agreeing with the writer

• To ignore the audience's perspective and focus solely on the writer's message

What is the purpose of using evidence to illustrate or exemplify?

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

• To compare or contrast ideas and help make connections

What is the purpose of using evidence to clarify?

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

• To compare or contrast ideas and help make connections

What is the purpose of using evidence to amplify?

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To compare or contrast ideas and help make connections

What is the purpose of using evidence to associate or disassociate?

• To compare or contrast ideas and help make connections

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

What is the purpose of using evidence to set a mood?

• To create a certain emotion in the reader

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

What is the purpose of using evidence to associate or disassociate?

• To compare or contrast ideas and help make connections

• To explain an idea or concept through specific stories or examples

• To define a concept or clear up potential misconceptions

• To add intensity or emphasize the issue being discussed

Match the following types of evidence with their definitions:

• Specific instance

• Analogy

• Objective information

• Anecdote

• Short, real-life story

• Detail

• Relevant items or features

• Fact

• Comparison

• Example