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The Persuasion Speech:
There are three types of persuasion speeches:
speeches on a question of
fact, speeches on a
question of
value, and speeches on a
question of
policy.
Question of
Fact: this is convincing your audience that
something happened or that it will happen. It can be proven or not
proven; it can use information which is documented or speculated. A
speech that tries to convince the audience that the Blazers will make
the play-offs this year would be a speech on a question of fact.
Lawyers always use speeches on a question of fact. They present the
"facts" and help the jury see them in a manner to prove their clients
innocent. When Oliver Stone made his movie about the conspiracy in
the assassination of JFK, he was using persuasion on a question of
fact. Any speech on the existence of Big Foot or the Loch Ness
monster would be a speech on a question of fact.
Question of
Value: this is convincing your audience on
the value of something. A speech that tries to convince us the
importance of good
health or that euthanasia is morally
justifiable would be a speech on a question
of value. It is persuading us of the worthiness/unworthiness of
something. It uses both a question of fact and a question of
value.
Question of
Policy: this is convincing us to take an
action. Given this information and the importance of it, we must
do something about it.
There will be a "should" (or implied should) in the thesis statement.
"We should allow our dogs to eat at the dinner table with us" is a
thesis statement on a question of policy. It will use all three types
of arguments: facts, value and policy.
In this
class, you will all be giving a
speech on a question of
policy.
Speech 2: Persuasion speech assignment:
This will be a 5-7
minute persuasion speech on a
question of policy.
You are required to cite at least 3
sources. Only 1 out of every 3 resources may be from the web. You will turn in a
works cited page along with your formal outline on the day of your speech
presentation.
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