Supporting Materials

Supporting Materials

1. Facts

   • Fact - a verifiable observation, experience or event known to be true.

2. Statistics

   • a branch of mathematics concerned with collecting, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting numerical data. Used to describe populations, economic trends, and outcomes of numerically scored sports.

3. testimony

   • refers to statements or opinions that someone has spoken or written

4. definitions

   • explain or clarify the meaning of a word, phrase, or concept

5. descriptions

   • create mental images for listeners

6. analogies

   • compare two things in order to highlight some point of similarity.  Good for use when describing something unknown and comparing it to something known.

7. examples

   • a specific case or instance.  makes ideas concrete and understandable.  They can be facts, brief descriptions, or stories.

8. stories

   • accounts or reports about something that happened.