Chp.16 Flashcards
Why is speaking to persuade more challenging than speaking to inform?
Because not only do you have to fight or challenge your audiences knowledge on the subject you also have to target or challenge their current attitudes, beliefs, and values. You have to tailor your message more.
What is the difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech?
In Informative speeches you are only supplying the listener with the information on the subject while with a persuasive you not only informing the listeners you are also trying to affect their attitude, belief, or actions towards a subject or idea.
What does it mean to say that audiences engage in a mental dialogue with the speaker as they listen to a speech?
It’s the mental give-and-take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech. The speaker must anticipate possible objections the audience will raise to your point of view and answer them in your speech. (Dog example).
What implications does this mental give and take hold for effective persuasive speaking
It makes it that much difficult for the speaker to persuade the audience, but if the speaker can put themselves in the audiences place they have the chance to cover any questions that arise that may hinder the speakers ability to persuade them.
What is the target audience for a persuasive speech?
The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.
What are questions of fact?
A question about the truth or falsity of an assertion.
How does a persuasive speech on a question of fact differ from an informative speech?
The persuasive speech on the question of fact, unlike the informative speech, is partisan. The speaker is taking a stand taking on a p.o.v and being as persuasive as possible.
Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact.
To persuade my audience that William Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him.
What are questions of value?
A question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action.
Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value.
To persuade my audience that bicycle riding is the ideal form of land transportation.
What are questions of policy?
A question about wheat her a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy.
To persuade my to give time to big brothers or big sisters.
Explain the difference between passive agreement and immediate action as goals for persuasive speeches on questions of policy.
In passive you are only trying to convince your audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of it.
While in immediate the speaker is trying to convince the audience to take some form of action to support the policy.
What are the three basic issues you must deal with when discussing a question of policy?
Need; plan; practicality.
Need: the first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy?
Plan: the second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy, does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem.
Practicality: the third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: will the speakers plan solve the problem? Will it create new and more serious problems?
What will determine the amount of attention you give to each of these issues in any particular speech?
the knowledge of your audience will determine the where you spend the most time on your speech.
