Public Speaking Terms
the degree of loudness of sound
What is volume?
Because I understand, because I want to, because I love you
What is an anaphora?
On the surface of things, whales are always blowing it
What is a pun?
You are either a conservative or a liberal
What is either/ or?
My opponent wants to hurt the elderly by cutting medicare.
What is pathos?
the people who are listening and/ or viewing a speaker
Who are the audience?
His boss informed him that the company had to let him go
What is euphemism?
She is such a poor little rich girl.
What is an oxymoron?
I disagree with the councilman's statement on the need for more parks for our city. After all, how can we trust him? He got into trouble recently for not making his child- support payments
What is ad hominem?
The Centers for Disease Control recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall
What is ethos?
word choice
What is diction?
Next time there won't be a next time
What is an epanalepsis?
Washington needs to get its act together and fix this economy!
What is a metonymy?
The overcrowded conditions in some parts of our city have forced people together like rats in a cage. Like rats, they will eventually turn on each other, fighting and killing until a balance is restored.
What is a false analogy?
The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas.
What is logos?
speaking or presenting with little or no preparation
What is extemporaneous?
I will not bring up my opponent's questionable financial dealings
What is apophasis?
Since he did not have any cash, he had to pay with plastic.
What is a synecdoche?
How long will America tolerate these opponents for gun control who want only criminals to have guns?
What is straw man?
You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?
What is pathos?
clearly saying the sounds and syllables in words
What is enunciation?
He gave his life; his life was all he could give
What is anadiplosis?
She went to Paris; to New York went he
What is a chaismus?
When America criticized the Israeli bombing of Beirut in 1981 in which 300 civilians were killed, Israeli Prime Minister Menachen Begin said, "I don't want to hear anything from the Americans about hitting civilian targets. I know exactly what America did in Vietnam."
What is a red herring?
“Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.” - Francis Bacon
What is logos?