Argumentative Essay vs Argumentative Speech

Question 1

Argumentative Essay:
Formal and Academic
Objective: Focuses on logical reasoning
Third-Person Perspectivｅ

Argumentative Speech:
Conversational and　Engaging
Emotionally Charged
Direct Address (you)

Answer 1

Tone and Style

Question 2

Argumentative Essay
Complex and Detailed+Sentences
Clear Transitions (Linking phrases)

Argumentative Speech:
Short and Simple
Sentences (pauses)
Repetition and Rhetorical Questions

Answer 2

Sentence structure

Question 3

Argumentative Essay:
Detailed Evidence (cited)
Data and Statistics

Argumentative Speech:
Selective Evidence:
(Includes evidence that is easily understood when heard)
Anecdotes and Stories

Answer 3

Use of evidence

Question 4

Argumentative Essay:
Focuses more on clarity and logical
presentation of ideas rather than emotional or figurative language.

Argumentative Speech:
Employs metaphors,
similes, and vivid
imagery, alliteration
and parallelism

Answer 4

Figurative language

Question 5

Argumentative Essay:
Static: Relies solely on written text to
persuade.
Dependent on Reader’s Interpretation

Argumentative Speech:
Interactive
Body language and voice modulation are needed

Answer 5

Engagement features

Question 6

Argumentative Essay:
Third-person pronouns help the
writer sound neutral and objective, which strengthens the argument’s credibility

Argumentative Speech:
First-Person Pronouns (I, we, us- personal connection)
Second-Person Pronouns (you, your-
direct engagement)

Answer 6

Use of pronouns

Question 7

Where do they differ?

Answer 7

Tone and style
Sentence structure
Use of Evidence
Figurative language
Engagement features
Use of pronouns