Persuasive Speaking (Chapter 13)
A persuasive technique in which a speaker brings up a counter-argument to their own topic and then directly refute the claim
What is a two-tailed argument?
Type of speech that is a short message without advance preparation
What is an impromptu speech?
Of or relating to the sense of smell
What is olfactory?
The words of others used as proof or evidence
What is a testimony?
To set limits on what word or term means, how the audience should think about it, and/or how will you lose it
What is define?
The influence of speaker credentials and character in a speech; arguments based on credibility
What is ethos?
Type of motivational speech given by someone who is considered a hero in society.
What is a hero speech?
A graph designed to show proportional relationships within sets of data
What is a pie graph?
A type of connective that serves as a bridge between disconnected (but related) material in a speech
What is a transition?
The number that is most frequently occurring within a given set of numbers
What is the mode?
A symbolic process in which communicators try to convince other people to change their attitudes or behavior regarding an issue through the transmission of a message, in an atmosphere of free choice
What is persuasion?
Type of speech based entirely and exclusively on facts and whose main purpose is to inform rather than persuade, amuse, or inspire
What is an informative speech?
Of or relating to the sense of taste
What is gustatory?
A speech designed to congratulate, appreciate, or remember
What is a toast?
Any quotation from a friend, family member, or classmate about an incident or topic
What is peer testimony?
The decision to expose ourselves to messages that we already agree with, rather than those that confront or challenge us
What is selective exposure?
Type of speech designed not only to make an audience experience emotional arousal but also to motivate the audience to do something with that emotional arousal.
What is a motivational speech?
The attitude of a given artifact (humorous, serious, light-hearted, etc.)
What is tone?
Taking one characteristic of a group or person and making that the “totality” or sum total of what that person or group is
What is totalizing?
How people organize and interpret the patterns of stimuli around them
What is perception?
Call for change in policy or practice (including those in government, community, or school)
What is a proposition of policy?
Type of speech that is carefully planned, rehearsed, and spoken in a conversational manner using brief notes
What is an extemporaneous speech?
A graph using iconic symbols to dramatize differences in amounts
What is a pictograph?
A persuasive technique in which a speaker brings up a counter-argument to their own topic and then directly refutes the claim
What is a two-tailed argument?
A type of description that is related to the movement of the body or physical activity
What is organic?