Public Speaking

Use Logos or Rational Proofs (^221) When you’re listening to emotional appeals, ask questions such as these: Why am I feeling gu ...

222 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion Reasoning by Analogy: Figurative and Literal Chapter 8 defines an analogy as a compari ...

Use Logos or Rational Proofs (^223) Testing Analogies Reasoning by metaphor is not generally considered a “hard” proof. The best ...

224 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion Here’s how inductive reasoning works in everyday life. You buy a new car and love its ...

Use Logos or Rational Proofs (^225) Reasoning Deductively Inductive reasoning moves from specific examples to conclusions or gen ...

226 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion buying a new car), “You can’t go wrong if you purchase a car like mine.” Your friends ...

Use Logos or Rational Proofs (^227) Fallacious arguments fail to provide evidence or present faulty evidence for the claim. Fall ...

228 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion Incorporate Principles and Forms of Invitational Rhetoric Positions on polarizing issu ...

Incorporate Principles and Forms of Invitational Rhetoric (^229) For example, say it’s an election year. Your classroom contains ...

230 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion Invitational rhetoric, a form of reasoning often associated with women, is a model of ...

Summary (^231) KEy TERmS The terms below are defined in the margins throughout this chapter. Review your Flashcards. absolute li ...

232 CHAPTER 16^ Foundations of Persuasion Student Speech with Questions THE BENEFITS OF HUNTING By Anonymous Animals, I’m sure, ...

Summary (^233) vegetables? Humans are born omnivorous, meaning it is natural for us to eat both meat and plants. What is inhuman ...

This ChapTer Will help You • Find a subject for a persuasive speech • Decide on a claim of fact, value, or policy • Dia ...

Select Your Persuasive Topic (^235) Select Your Persuasive Topic Choosing a persuasive topic can be challenging. It should be di ...

ChaPter 17 Persuasive Speaking problem, that solutions exist, and that we can be part of those solutions? For which causes would ...

Make a Claim (^237) Claims of Value When you evaluate something using terms such as right or wrong, good or better or best, beau ...

238 CHAPTER 17^ Persuasive Speaking Status quo is a Latin phrase that means the existing state of affairs, and arguments against ...

Assess Your Audience’s Attitude (^239) Warrants are the assumptions, justifications, or logical links you and your listeners use ...

240 CHAPTER 17^ Persuasive Speaking they form the basis for our actions. The Princeton University Cognitive Science website summ ...