Debate 1
These types of debates are more regulated/structured.
What are formal debates?
This is recalling past events or words of an authority from memory.
What is anamnesis?
This rhetorical device was used by MLK when he said "deliberate discontent".
What is alliteration?
This is the persuasive technique that arouses feelings of sadness, sympathy, pity, or sorrow.
What is pathos?
This is what the week beginning with Palm Sunday and ending in Resurrection (or Easter) Sunday is called.
What is Holy Week or Passion Week?
These types of debates are less regulated/structured.
What are informal debates?
These are techniques for arranging words and phrases to increase the beautiful sound of language.
What are rhetorical devices?
True or false: adding humor to a speech can help increase your credibility with your audience.
What is true?
This rhetorical device is the repetition of a phrase or question or a plea used to evoke emotions.
What is a epimone?
This is what the Friday of Holy Week/Passion Week is called.
What is Good Friday?
This term refers to the introduction of a speech.
What are exordium?
True or false: a speaker should always use sexual, racist, and scatological jokes, or jokes in which stronger people make fun of weaker and disadvantaged people.
What is false?
This philosopher suggested that you begin a speech with your second best argument in order to "hook the audience."
Who is Aristotle?
This type of humor shows that a speaker is humble and confident enough to make fun of themselves.
What is self-depreciating humor?
The people who actually nailed Jesus to the cross were from this country.
What is Rome?
This is the statement of the key facts, definitions, and history of a speech.
What is narratio?
This is the basic breakdown of what you will discuss in a speech.
What is partitio?
This is the part of a speech in which you prove your case.
What is confirmatio?
This is the part of a speech in which you discredit your opponents key arguments.
What is refutatio?
This is the time of day when Jesus was placed on a cross.
What is 9:00 AM?
This is the part of a speech in which you wrap up your arguments, reemphasize your key points, and leave the audience a with a strong, concluding idea.
What is peroratio?
This is an argument technique that builds the speaker's credibility with the audience.
What is ethical appeal?
This type of humor adds something funny to a serious situation to lighten the mood.
What is comic relief?
This is one of the few events of Jesus's life that is written about in all FOUR of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
What is Palm Sunday/the Triumphal Entry?
This is the event during Holy Week/Passion week that is celebrated on Thursday.
What is Maundy Thursday?