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persuasive speaking any time you try to convince someone to think, believe, or act as you want them to persuasive speech establishes fact, changes a belief, and moves an audience to act on a policy What are the 3 types of questions related to persuasive speaking? question of fact, question of belief, and question of policy What 2 aspects should one consider when choosing a topic for a persuasive speech? a topic you feel strongly about and a topic other people may have different views on logical reasoning means building on argument that is based on reasons supported by evidence question of belief focuses on what is right or wrong, good or bad, best or worst, moral and immoral question of policy focuses on a particular action question of fact concerns statements that can be seen as either true or false reason is a statement that explains or justifies your thesis evidence is material that establishes the soundness of each reason testimonial statements attesting to the worth of someone or something List the 3 sources of information one can use to find reasons to support the speech's thesis. yourself, other people, and reference materials What are the 5 questions a speaker should consider when evaluating reasons? Is each reason relevant to your thesis? Is each reason distinct? Does each reason provide strong support for the thesis? Will the audience consider the reason important? Do you have just enough reasons? What are the 2 types of evidence a speaker can use to support a reason? facts and expert opinions fact is an item of information or a statement that can be verified, or checked by testing, by observing, or by consulting reference materials expert opinion is a statement of belief about a subject by a knowledgeable person recognized as an authority on that subject What are the 3 questions a speaker should consider when evaluating evidence? Is the evidence relevant to the reason it supports? Is the evidence verifiable and reliable? Is there enough evidence? emotional appeal is a statement that arouses strong feelings - pleasure, or anger, joy or sadness, pride or shame - in an audience What are the 3 ways a speaker can develop emotional appeals in a persuasive speech? Citing specifics, using vivid language, and including personal references Citing specifics you mention or refer to details or examples that clearly illustrate a point you want to make using vivid language when you use it effectively, you enable your listeners to picture situations you are referring to including personal references when you refer to the audience directly or when you relate the topic you are discussing to the audience's direct experience credibility is the quality of being believable What are the 3 characteristics that a speaker should possess to establish credibility? competence, sincerity, dynamism competence is the state of being well qualified sincerity is the quality of being genuine dynamism is the quality of being energetic and enthusiastic ethical standards are society's guidelines for right, just, and moral behavior What are some unethical behaviors? to lie or deceive, to distort, to engage in name-calling, to attack a person or idea without giving evidence, to deny the opposition the right to reply manipulation is the shrewd or devious management of facts for your own purpose; based on unethical distortion of informatoin: withhold key information, present 1/2 truths, purposely misrepresenting ideas and details What are the 4 types of audiences? mostly favorable, mostly apathetic, mostly hostile, and mostly neutral mostly favorable is one in which the majority of listeners agree, from slightly to completely with your thesis; need to have their existing feeling strengthened to such a degree that they will act on their feelings mostly neutral is one in which the majority of listeners haven't reached a decision about your thesis; they give all sides equal hearing and need info to persuade them to take a stand mostly apathetic one in which the majority of the listeners have no interest in your thesis; need to be shown how your thesis affects them personally mostly hostile one in which the majority of the listeners oppose your thesis; need to be shown that they're being fair in listening to you, you're worth listening to, and what you say matters to them What are the 3 types of thesis statements? the fact you want to establish, the belief you want to establish or change, the policy you want your audience ot support or act on