Logical Reasoning
drawing conclusions about an object or phenomenon based on its similarities to something else
What is analogical reasoning?
a statement or claim that cannot be argued
What is irrefutable?
the branch of philosophy
that involves determinations of what is right and moral
What are ethics?
an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged in time order
What is chronological pattern?
language devices often used to make something unpleasant sound more tolerable
What is Euphemism?
an analogy where the two things under comparison are not essentially the same
What is figurative analogy?
a personal view, attitude, or belief about something
What is an opinion?
a false statement of fact that damages a person’s character, fame, or reputation
What is defamatory speech?
an organizational pattern for speeches in which the main points are arranged according to movement in space or direction
What is spatial pattern?
language that evokes many different visual images in the minds of your audience
What is abstract language?
an analogy where two things under comparison have sufficient or significant similarities to be compared fairly
What is literal analogy?
a 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?
A speaker’s credibility at the beginning of or even before the speech
What is initial credibility?
the repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning
What is parallelism?
language that uses metaphors and similes to compare things that may not be literally alike
What is figurative language?
mistakes in reasoning; erroneous conclusions or statements made from poor inductive or deductive analyses
What are logical fallacies?
What are examples of process speech topics?
What is how to bake chocolate chip cookies, how to throw a baseball, how a nuclear reactor works, or how a bill works its way through Congress?
a speaker’s credibility at the end of the speech
What is terminal credibility?
a phrase or sentence that connects various parts of a speech and shows the relationship between them
What is connectives?
language that does not use comparisons like similes and metaphors
What is literal language?
a form of inductive reasoning that draws conclusions based on recurring patterns or repeated observations
What is generalization?
What are guidelines for selecting and Informative Speech topic?
What is pick a specific or focused topic and avoid faux or fake informative speech topics?
the act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person
What is plagiarism?
a type of connective that emphasizes what is coming up next in the speech and what to expect with regard to the content
What are internal previews?
predictable and generally overused expressions; usually similes
What are cliches?