Basics of Persuasive Speaking
A union representative speaks to management, urging them to avoid a strike by raising wages.
This scenario is an example of a persuasive speech seeking what kind of response from their audience?
Immediate action.
"If you let the postal service eliminate Saturday delivery, then it's only a matter of time until there's no mail delivery at all."
According to your textbook, this statement is an example of what type of fallacy?
Slippery slope
According to the textbook, what are the 3 basic types of supporting materials?
Examples, statistics, and testimony
True or false: Speakers who explain their expertise on the speech topic are likely to reduce their credibility with the audience.
False
The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase is this kind of meaning.
Connotative
True or false: "To persuade my audience that genetically altered crops pose hazards to human health" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.
True
Attacking the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute is the definition of what type of fallacy
Ad hominem
The middle number in a sorted, ascending or descending list of numbers is called...?
The median
Appeals to audience emotions such as fear, compassion, guilt, or pride are the kinds of appeals that Aristotle referred to as...
Pathos
"Fit as a fiddle" is an example of what kind of language device?
A Simile
"To persuade my audience that the use of mobile communication devices by drivers—even when they are hands-free—should be punishable by law" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of...?
Policy
In her persuasive speech, Kari wants to generate emotional appeal to help convince her classmates to sign up as organ donors. According to your textbook, there are three ways Kari can generate an emotional appeal. Name at least one (bonus points for more than one)
Develop vivid examples, speak with sincerity and conviction, and use emotional language
Name at least one major element analyzed in situational audience analysis. (Bonus points for any past one)
Size of the audience, physical setting, disposition toward the topic, the speaker, and the occasion
"The New England Journal of Medicine has discovered that countries that consume the most chocolate have produced over time the greatest number of Nobel Prize winners. Therefore, if you want to increase your chances of winning a Nobel Prize, you should eat plenty of chocolate."
This statement is an example of what kind of fallacy in reasoning?
False Cause
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure is what language device?
Antithesis
True or False: Monroe's motivated sequence is most appropriate for persuasive speeches on questions of value.
False
Monroe's motivated sequence is tailor-made for policy speeches that seek immediate action.
In order to persuade an audience member opposed to your viewpoint, you use extensive evidence and sound logical reasoning when presenting your argument. Which of Aristotle's three elements of argumentation does this exemplify?
Logos
Encyclopedias, yearbooks, biographical aids, and quotation books are all examples of these kinds of research materials that cannot be removed from a library.
Reference works.
Making sure your goals are ethically sound, presenting evidence fairly and accurately, and learning about all sides of an issue are obligations in persuasive speech related to what issue?
Ethics/Ethical Speechmaking
A speech that presents someone a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition is this kind of speech
A speech of presentation
Name the four ways that the textbook recommends structuring a persuasive speech.
Problem-Solution, Problem-Cause-Solution, Comparative Advantages, Monroe's Motivated Sequence
According to the textbook, a speaker's credibility ultimately comes down to two factors. What are they?
Competence and character
What are the three criteria discussed in your textbook for assessing the soundness of documents found on the Internet?
Authorship, sponsorship, and recency
According to your textbook, the most important question to ask when assessing analogical reasoning in a persuasive speech is...
Whether the two cases being compared are essentially alike.
"Nothing great is accomplished without cooperation, compromise, and common cause." is an example of what rhythm device?
Alliteration