To demonstrate knowledge of their persuasive topic, a good speaker should include at least one example of this in her/his speech and address it briefly afterwards.
What is an Opposing Viewpoint (and counter-argument)?
100
UFO's are real
What is Fact?
100
Your neighbor says every time his knee aches it will rain.
What is False Cause?
100
The second amendment prohibits gun control.
What is General Principle?
100
The 2 primary goals for a Persuasive Speech.
What is To Convince and To Actuate?
200
With this aspect of Credibility, the speaker presents ethical information and doesn't withhold or distort information.
What is Character?
200
Sign up for organ donation.
What is Policy?
200
Cubs manager Joe Maddon says Firestone Tires are the best!
What is appeal to authority?
200
Greenhouse emissions have been successfully reduced in New York City; Chicago can do likewise.
What is Analogous Reasoning?
200
This Persuasive organizational pattern most often associated with commercial advertising.
What is Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
300
One of the academic databases recommended for researching Persuasive subjects from the Library which presents pro/con and extensive background information .
What is CQ Researcher or Issues and Controversies?
300
Torture is a violation of human rights.
What is Value?
300
You should drink Coke because its more popular than Pepsi.
What is Bandwagon?
300
Universal health care has been successfully implemented in Canada, France and Great Britain without significant problems in terms of treatment or coverage.
What is Specific Instances for universal health care?
300
The recommended sequence for arranging Logical Reasons or Comparative Advantages.
What are second strongest, weakest, strongest?
400
Barack Obama, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Gloria Steinem and Adolf Hitler all share this credibility trait.
What is Charisma?
400
Wearing a seat belt saves lives.
What is Fact?
400
If we permit amnesty for illegal immigrants, then all criminals in prison can ask to be pardoned.
What is Slippery Slope?
400
Torture is a violation of the Geneva Convention.
What is General Principle?
400
The 2 common main points in all 3 policy-oriented organizational patterns.
What are Problem and Solution?
500
The name of the communication theory in Persuasion that says individuals form an anchor on a controversial topic in terms of Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, and Disagree.
What is Social Judgment Theory?
500
All cell phone use while driving is dangerous and should be banned.
What is Policy?
500
Donald Trump was a poor choice for the Presidency because he grew up rich.
What is ad hominem or attack the person?
500
The winter of 2010 yielded record snow falls in the Midwest. That large volume of snow increased river levels which ultimately led many cities to flood in the Spring.
What is Causal Reasoning?
500
The most unique step in Monroe's Motivated Sequence pattern.