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Assess The Difference Between Primary And Secondary Sources

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In chapter nine, the author is talking about the supporting material. Supporting material support the speaker’s points of arguments. Examples, facts, statistics are the one of examples of this. There are two types of primary sources to find the right supporting material: Primary sources and Secondary sources. Primary sources is the original author’s material. Which means, primary sources have an advantage over secondary sources since those are free from other peoples’ interpretation. Therefore, the strategic speaker want to quote or refer to primary sources for ensuring validity. On the other hand, Secondary sources are secondhand information. In other words, secondary sources are analyzed material. Secondary sources can be found in almost …show more content…

Especially, celebrated scholars’ research paper, credible authors’ books, periodicals, biography and Genealogy master Index and government publications are highly credible. Citation elements for books, such as title, author, publisher, city of publication, year of publication and page numbers, are essential. Similarly, author, article title, periodical title, date of publication, and page number are the citation elements for periodicals. Almanacs, such as World Almanac and book of Facts are the most efficient way to introducing or supporting the facts and statistics to the audiences. Books of quotations and lines of poetry can be used in introduction and conclusion to illustrate points in the speech body. Atlases is efficient way to prepare for art history or human anatomy speech. Digital collections, general encyclopedias, and specialized encyclopedias assist primary sources. One of the easiest way to find a source is from internet. The speakers also can find speeches online. For example, American Rhetoric, Gifts of Speech, the Wake Forest University’s Political Speeches gateway, The United States Senate Web, and Vital Speeches of the Day offer numerous speeches. Blogs and social news sites provide up to date information. Also, they cover a wide variety of genres. However, the speakers should pay attention and verify the accuracy of information. Last and most importantly, the speaker should clarify that the ideas are

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