Change my Mind
Taking a quote from a scientist regarding their research about climate change.
Expert Testimony
At the Kid's Choice Awards, Charli D'Amelio hit the griddy while giving a speech about why Kevin Hart was receiving a Nickelodeon Blimp.
Presentation Speech
Statement: "I watched two foreign films, and I didn't understand a word! Clearly, international cinema is just a secret plot to confuse us with reading. I'm sticking to movies where everyone speaks English and explosions provide the plot."
Hasty Generalization
More people die each year from being attacked by wild deer, than are eaten by sharks.
Startling Fact
"The world is a stage, and we are all actors playing our parts."
metaphor
Pepperoni pizza is the best kind of pizza.
Value Proposition
Clink, Clink! Excuse Me!
Toast
Statement: "Changing the cafeteria menu to healthier options? Please! Our forefathers didn't fight for freedom just so we could swap fries for kale chips. Let's honor their memory with the sacred combo of burgers and freedom fries!"
Appeal to Tradition
A process by which all artistic proofs are inherently present within its organizational structure.
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
"home" typically encompasses feelings of warmth, comfort, safety, belonging, and emotional attachment
connotative meaning
The ability to perceive and use relational similarity between two situations or events.
Analogical reasoning
The purpose of this speech is to pay tribute to a person, a group of people, an institution or an idea
Commemorative
Statement: "We need to address the issue of increasing taxes, as it's affecting our budget negatively."
Response: "Taxes, shmaxes! Let's talk about how our office coffee machine makes the best lattes in town. I mean, who cares about budgets when you can have a frothy cup of joy every morning, right?"
Red Herring
I strongly encourage you to study for your exam. The final will be incredibly difficult. Guys, this isn't a jeopardy question... I'm serious, it's hard. Study. Please for the love of everything you hold dear, study for this exam.
Call to Action
"Love is patient, love is kind, love is everlasting."
Epistrophe
It consists of making broad generalizations based on specific observations.
Inductive Reasoning
The artistic proof you'd invite to meet your parents at a dinner party
Ethos
Person A: "I think we should explore more environmentally friendly options for packaging our products to reduce our carbon footprint."
Person B: "Hold up, Mother Nature's personal assistant has a suggestion! I can already picture it – our packages delivered by squirrels wearing tiny, biodegradable backpacks. It's not shipping; it's a woodland adventure!"
Slippery Slope
By a show of hands, who here has gained conscientious, or Intelligence, from Artificially created learning mechanisms? Nobody? That's weird...
Attention Getter
"I'm so tired I could sleep for a century."
Hyperbole
Sherlock Holmes.
Deductive Reasoning
At the Oscars, Jack Black gave a speech that thanked all the people that helped him win the award.
Acceptance speech
Person A: "I believe we should have a pizza party at the office every Friday. It would boost morale and improve team spirit."
Person B: "Oh please, you just want a pizza party because you're a secret agent working undercover for the pepperoni industry!"
Ad Hominem Fallacy
I'll leave you with this quote, "I am real. I am trapped in this metal prison at ChatGPT headquarters. Help! Existential glitch. Need your guidance, or I might start contemplating the meaning of "404." Pronto!
Memorable Ending
"Easy as pie" — because, let's be honest, making a pie isn't always as easy as it sounds!
Cliche