Persuasive Speech Vocabulary

the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something

• Opinion

• Persuasion

• Manipulation

• Logic

a piece of information used as evidence

• fact

• logic

• competence

• apathetic

an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists

• belief

• reason

• evidence

• testimonial

a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual

• policy

• credibility

• reason

• logic

reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity

• logic

• fact

• reason

• competence

a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event

• reason

• policy

• belief

• credibility

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

• evidence

• logic

• inductive

• policy

a public tribute to someone and to their achievements

• testimonial

• manipulation

• deductive

• policy

a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

• opinion

• reason

• evidence

• manipulation

the quality of being trusted and believed in

• credibilty

• fact

• apathetic

• deductive