CC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Infotrac, Lexisnexis, Jstor
8 Apr 2018
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Many speeches just require drawing on common knowledge. Common knowledge refers to events, ideas, things, or beliefs that are widely known and understood in a given community. Usually the first place we research, and it requires only thinking of having a conversation with a friend or colleague. Speeches that make claims beyond the reach of common knowledge are more credible when they appear to have been researched or seem to be based on evidence from reliable sources. From an ethical perspective, the cultural expectation that a speech has been researched is based on a common trust. Truth is a fact or belief that is widely accepted by a given community or group of people. Misinformation typically refers to deliberately incorrect statements, but most misinformation in speeches is often the result of carelessness or misguided research instead of outright deceit. Misinformation is false, inaccurate, or misleading information. The reasons for researching a speech that goes beyond common knowledge boils down to:
