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Speechcraft
Persuasion
Speech Theory
English 101
100

This type of graph is best for demonstrating changes over time or space.

Line Graph

100
The longest and most important part of a speech

Body

100

Expert testimony adds this to speeches

Credibility

100
The part of the audience the speaker is trying to persuade

Target Audience

100

A signal to the audience that you are moving on from one aspect of the speech to another

Transition

200

This should be used sparingly, formatted for maximum clarity, and contrast with any background imagery

Text

200

The document used when the speaker is meant to deliver their speech from a pre-planned, pre-written script

Manuscript

200

The three types of questions that drive persuasive speeches

fact, value, policy

200

Communication based on body and voice, rather than words and messages

Nonverbal Communication

200

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.

Denotative Meaning

300

This document helps ensure that ideas flow clearly from one to another 

The Outline

300

Problem-solution organization is best used in these types of speeches

Persuasive Speeches

300

This speaking strategy is used by political candidates, news casters, and valedictorians

Manuscript Speaking

300

This is the best part of the speech to question the audience and related the topic to their lives

Attention Getter

300

"My grandmother is the glue that holds our family together" is an example of

Metaphore

400

Main Points in an outline are usually best represented with these characters

Roman Numerals

400

Order of speech in which main points follow a time pattern

Chronological Order

400

These two 'C' words impact a speaker's credibility above all else

Competency and Character

400
This artistic proof encapsulates the speaker's credibility, character, and professionalism
Ethos
400

This type of language and meaning is better for arousing an emotional response

Connotative Meaning

500

Public speakers using this delivery method should minimize reliance on note cards, but not present without them.

Extemporaneous Speaking

500

This organizational pattern is used more than any other method of speech organization because of its applicability to almost any subject

Topical Organization

500

Appealing to the emotions of your audience is this artistic proof

Pathos

500

This shapes reality by giving meaning to events

Language

500

Jumping to conclusions, slippery slope analogies, ad hominem attacks, and assumption of false cause are all examples of these

Fallacies