Chapter 16

Ask Jeeves: This is one of the intuitive search engines available on the Internet. It responds to specific questions such as, "How can I find out more about Sri Lanka?" Those who are new to the Internet may find this format easier to use than other search engines. Remember to click on "Remove Frames" to display the web address that Ask Jeeves brought up—it is important to cite the homepage, NOT Ask Jeeves, when quoting material from Internet sources in your papers.

Center or Disease Control and Prevention: Provides statistics and data on illnesses. This is an excellent site for medical statistics.

Dogpile: This site is a meta-search engine that speeds up the research process. Dogpile searches several databases at once. One query will yield sites from Yahoo, Webcrawler, Altavista, LookSmart, About.com, Infoseek, and others. Very helpful for efficient researching. Highly recommended.

Fed World Information Network Home Page: An enormous database that you can use to find government reports on almost any topic imaginable. Links to other U.S. government sites are provided. Very helpful for research.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation: The FBI’s web page provides a link to the Uniform Crime Report that has data on crime in the United States. The is a very useful source of reliable statistics.

Health Central: An excellent, exhaustive site devoted to providing quality medical information to the lay person. Journal articles are summarized and referenced making research easy and fast. Medical literacy has never been more attainable. Highly recommended.

How to Give a Talk: This site provides clear and concise instructions for public speaking. Paul Edwards of the University of Michigan guides visitors to this site through a step-by-step explanation on how to give a good presentation.

Internet Public Library Reading Room—Newspapers: This site provides links to online newspapers from all over the world and each of the 50states. Helpful for research.

Links and Reviews of Influence and Related Materials: An excellent site devoted to analyzing persuasion, influence, and compliance. Many links are provided to business and advertising, famous researcher’s home pages, law, politics, and psychology sites. Definitely recommended.

Monroe’s Motivated Sequence: This is a brief page providing a step-by-step explanation of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. It expands on some of the information found in Chapter 16 of your textbook.

Steve’s Primer of Practical Persuasion and Influence: An extremely informative site that explains various persuasion theories such as attitude-behavior consistency, attribution, inoculation theory, social judgement, reactance, and more. Descriptions are provided for each theory along with examples of the application possibilities. This is an excellent source of information of persuasion and influence.

Virtual Presentation Assistant: Table of Contents: This site from the University of Kansas will help you determine your purpose, research your topic, find supporting materials, and more. Links to other public speaking sites are provided. Very helpful.