Persuade

The specific purpose of persuasion is to ______.

• change the audience's belief

• gain the audience's support for a belief

• prompt the audience to take actions

• all of the above

Adapting your speech to your audience is _________.

• not as important in persuasion as in other types of speeches

• more important in persuasion than in other types of speeches

• unnecessary in persuasive speeches

• impossible without first conducting a poll

A persuasive speaker uses information to ______ the audience.

• entertain

• convince

• inform

• challenge

A belief must be ______ to be used persuasively in a speech.

• proven true

• proven false

• justified

• contradicted

Persuasion is

• the way to get people to agree with an idea, attitude, or action by rational and emotional means

• telling lies to get your own way

• advertising

• creating brochures

The goal of an argument is to...

• entertain someone with a story

• learn something

• get someone to see your point of view

• sound smart

A speaker must use ______ to support reasons given in a persuasive speech.

• evidence

• questions

• propositions

• quotations

The thesis statement of a persuasive speech states the _____ of the speech.

• logical reasoning

• evidence 

• specific purpose

• topic

When planning a persuasive speech, you should consider____.

• you topic

• your purpose

• your audience

• all of the above

Persuasion based on reasons supported by evidence uses _____.

• logical reasoning

• emotional appeal

• ethical standards

• audience feedback