Question

question 7 (4 points)
match each example with the type of evidence it represents.

column a\t\t\t\tcolumn b

1. ____ oprah winfrey says she interviewed more than \t\ta. quote

\t37,000 people on her talk show \the oprah
\twinfrey show\\t\t\tb. fact

1. ____ oprahs mother named her after a character in the \t\tc. statistics

\tbible named \orpah\ from the book of ruth.
\thowever, her name was misspelled \oprah\ on the \t\td. anecdote/personal story
\tbirth certificate and she has been called oprah
\tever since.

1. ____ \after every interview, you know what they would

\tsay? was that okay? how was that? how did i do?
\tin one form or another, somebody always said that
\tto me,\ winfrey said.

1. ____ she graduated from east nashville high school as

\tan honors student in 1971.

Explanation:

1. The example uses a specific numerical count of people interviewed, which is statistical data.
2. This is a personal, specific story about Oprah's name origin, fitting an anecdote.
3. The text directly uses Oprah's exact spoken words, which is a quote.
4. This is a verifiable, objective piece of information about Oprah's education, a fact.

Answer:

1. c. statistics
2. d. anecdote/personal story
3. a. quote
4. b. fact