Final Chapter 23-30 Flashcards
Speeches about Objects/Phenomena
Explore anything that isn’t human. Can be animate or inanimate. New inventions, dogs, history of theatre, etc.
Speeches about People
Inform about individuals and groups. May also be autobiographical. Key: provide a “lesson”. Obstacles, road to success, etc.
Speeches about Events
Noteworthy occurrences. Rely on reportage.
Speeches about Processes
Series of steps that lead to an end result. How it’s done, how it’s made, how it works.
Speeches about Issues
Provides an overview or report on issue in order to raise awareness and bring understanding.
Speeches about Concepts
Ideas, theories, or beliefs. Make them concrete and understandable to an audience.
Clarify Complex Information
Build on prior knowledge, use analogies that link to familiar concepts, demonstrate underlying causes, check for understanding, use visual aids
Choose Strategies for Conveying Information
Use definition to clarify, provide descriptions to paint a picture, provide a demonstration, offer an in-depth explanation
Appeal to different learning styles
Visual, aural, kinesthetic, and multimodal learners. Convey and reinforce in a variety of modes.
Reportage
An account of who, what, where, when, and why
Operational Definition
What it does
Definition by Negotiation
What it is not
Definition by Example
Several concrete examples
Definition by Synonym
Comparing it to synonymous things
Definition by Etymology (Word Origin)
Exploring root meaning of the word
Persuasive Speech Goals
Influence attitudes, beliefs, and understandings of an issue; influence behavior; or reinforce existing beliefs, attitudes or behavior.
Increase Persuasive Odds
Audience analysis, make message relevant, show how change benefits them, establish credibility, address topics they feel strongly about, and seek minor not major changes
Increase Odds of Action/Success
Appeal to needs, appeal to reasons they act as they do, stress message’s relevance, present the info at an appropriate level of understanding, establish credibility
Deductive Reasoning
General to specific
Inductive Reasoning
Specific to general
Enthymeme
A syllogism presented as a probability rather than an absolute. States either a general case or a specific case but not both
Demagogue
Relies heavily on irrelevant emotional appeals to short-circuit the listener’s rational decision making process
Fear Appeal
Arousal of fear and anxiety in audience in order to get listeners to follow recommendations
Propaganda
Used to manipulate an audience’s emotions for the purpose of promoting a belief system or dogma
Expectancy-Outcomes Theory
Each of us consciously evaluates the potential costs and benefits associated with taking a particular actions
Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion
Central and peripheral processing
Elements of an argument
Claim, evidence, warrants