Lesson 3

It is an evaluative statement of how good or bad you think an idea or action is; a claim about something's moral, practical, or aesthetic worth.

• Objective Judgment    

• Subjective Judgment

• Value Judgment

• Factual Claim

It the process of analyzing information to get the best answer to a question or problem. By drawing upon your own experience, reasoning, observation and communication with others, you can make informed decisions that yield positive solutions.

• Value Judgment

• Subjective Information

• Critical Thinking

• Call to Action

It gives audience members concrete tasks to tackle, and these tasks are ones that must be completed in order to bring your ideas to fruition. And, it’s a key part of what makes your speech persuasive.

• Call to Action

• Value Judgment

• Critical Thinking

• Persuasive Speech

It is based on personal opinions, interpretations, points of view, emotions and judgments.

• Objective Information

• Subjective Information

• Claim

• Evidence

It is based on hard facts and is measurable and observable.

• Objective Information

• Evidence

• Claim

• Subjective Information

Critical thinking allows you to compare the pros and cons of

         your available options, showing that you have limited options than

         you might imagine.

• True

• False

• Maybe

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A critical thinker is aware of their cognitive biases and

         personal prejudices and how they influence seemingly “objective”

         decisions and solutions.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• No answer

To get your audience to act, your call to actions have to strike

         a chord and make sense with the skills they bring to the table.

• True

• False

• Maybe

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An audience might be thoroughly gripped by your narrative

         and convinced to believe what you do–but if they leave not knowing

         what  they are supposed to do with your ideas, your presentation will

          have been–essentially–substantial.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• No answer

Value judgments prescribe certain attitudes or behaviors

          toward the world.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• No answer