Debate Time
These are the two sides in a debate
What is affirmative and negative?
In this type of speech, you are not permitted to have much preparation time
What is an impromptu speech?
This letter was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when he was imprisoned for peacefully protesting.
What is "A Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
This speech was performed at the Washington Monument and is considered one of the most famous motivational speeches in American history.
What is "I Have a Dream"?
This speech element, included in the introduction, is the central idea of the message of a speech and summarizes what you intend to say.
What is a thesis statement?
This is the name of the topic in the debate.
What is the resolution?
A statement such as a quote, hypothetical example, or shocking statistic is also known as this.
What is an Attention-Getting-Device?
The goal of a persuasive speech is to ______ the audience to accept your point of view.
What is "convince"?
Who is JFK?
Give any hypothetical example.
......."What if"....."Imagine..."
These are your main idea in a debate. You should have 2-3 of these.
What are contentions?
Every speech, just like a story, must have three parts. Name them.
What is an introduction, body, and conclusion?
This mode of persuasion has to do with appealing to the emotions of the audience.
What is pathos?
He is the author of the famous line, "4 scores and 7 years ago."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Speak for 60 seconds on apples without using a filler-word.
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These come under your contentions and are points that support your big main point.
What are subpoints?
Examples of these include, "you see, I mean, you know, stuff like that, and ummm".
What are filler words?
This mode of persuasion uses character, credibility, and ethics to persuade.
What is ethos?
In a motivational speech, you should always have THIS which tells people that they have to do something about the issue RIGHT NOW.
What is a call-to-action?
In an impromptu speech tournament, you have a total of ____ minutes to prepare and give your speech. This time can be divided however you would like.
What is 7 minutes?
Give an example of any resolution that you can think of on the spot.
student choice
In am impromptu speech, this is a statement that demonstrates reasons that you audience should care.
What is a WIIFM statement?
This mode of persuasion uses logical reasons and evidence to persuade.
What is logos?
Using ________ language such as similes, metaphors, and imagery is very useful in a motivational speech.
What is figurative language?
When evaluating an impromptu speech, you must consider 3 things. Organization, Analysis, and _____.
What is delivery?