As Jill Begins to Prepare for Her Informative Speech, She

question 5

Multiple Choice

As Jill begins to prepare for her informative speech, she tries to come up with topic ideas by first writing down the name of the town where she was born, Chicago, and then writing down other words she associates with it. Eventually, she has a complex web of ideas spilled across the page including tourist attractions, sports teams, famous people who live or work there, and the great fire that nearly destroyed the city. What process has she used to come up with these potential topics?

• A) brainstorming
• B) clustering
• C) topic narrowing
• D) cognitive structuring

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