Week 11- Speaking to Persuade Flashcards
What are strong sources practices ?
Best Practices
credible -people, groups, organizations, acknowledged authorities
ex. expensive of college books
Sources bookstores
publishers
American council of higher ed
Objective- neutral, no personal gain, no motive
no biases
sources- publishers wouldn’t fall into this
ex. NRA not objective for gun control
Well cited- cite who person, persons, organizations
ex. a report by the …. tilted”
need to explain why it’s a credible source
explain meaning of acronymous
What are strong argument practices ?
argument- making a case on why you believe or have value in something or want to see something happen
quantity and quality - a number of arguments, have enough when you can
have strong ones
where you can have both
refutation - counter arguing or addressing the other side positions
acknowledge and address
respectful manner
valid reasoning - don’t engage in fallacies
intentionally or not
What are strong support general best practices?
Variety - stats, narratives, testimonies
Placement - class speech- strong support for all main claims
ideal- offer evidence or support for every claim made
ex. high cost college textbook
“the prices have risen “ both claim and have to support
Lead in - the speaker announcing explicitly that their about to offer evidence or support of their claims
What are the specific types of support
Statistics: Relation and Humanization
relation - you take a statistic , you present then relate it to the audience and what the audience knows or understands or has experiences
Humanization - offer a stat then a person/narrative
puts a face to those numbers
Quotations:
debrief - highlight the significance of the quote to better understand it
Specific Instances and Narrative: use a specific instance or narrative from an audience member w/ permission prior
Contextualization and Back up
follow up to back up with statistics
Scenarios: paint a hypothetical picture
if you do
if you don’t
Positive and Negative
fear appeals can be good or bad
contrast both
Descriptive and Realistic
can experience the picture of use of descriptive words
realistic- can fall flat if over done
