Introduction & Conclusion
Step 1 of the introduction.
This is the speed at which a person talks.
What is the rate?
Daily Double!
The process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence.
The goals of speaking to persuade: to make people agree with you, and this.
What is to act as an advocate?
This is a fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
What is a hasty generalization?
Step 1 of the conclusion.
What is signaling the end of the speech?
What are inflections?
Reasoning that moves from particular facts to a general conclusion.
What is seasoning from specific instances?
This type of persuasive speech concerns whether something is true or false.
What is a question of fact?
A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. This fallacy belongs on the Oregon Trail!
What is a bandwaggon?
In the introduction, this important segment answers the "why is this important to me?" question asked by the audience.
What is the relevance statement?
The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
What is pronunciation?
Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
What is casual reasoning?
This type of persuasive speech addresses whether is moral or immoral.
What are questions of value?
A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute. Latin for "against the man"
What is Ad Homineum?
Reinforce this in the conclusion.
What is the central idea and/or main points?
The physical production of particular speech sounds.
What is articulation?
This type of reasoning is commonly used to persuade. Reasoning that moves a general principle to a specific conclusion.
What is reasoning from principle?
This type of persuasive speech gains immediate action or passive agreement from the audience.
What are questions of policy?
A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.
What is a slippery slope?
This, or the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic, is established in the introduction.
What is credibility?
A variety or a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary.
What is dialect?
Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second.
What is analogical reasoning?
The obligation to prove that a change from current policy is necessary.
What is the buren of proof?
Daily Double!
A fallacy that assumes that something new is automatically better than something old.