Ray gave a speech about hurricane victims in the Gulf Coast. To get his audience to identify with
them, he said, "Think for a moment about what it would be like to be driven from your home, with only
the belongings you could carry, knowing that
everything else you own would probably be wiped out."
What type of support is this?
A) personal experience
B) hypothetical example
C) common knowledge
D) direct observation
E) testimony
B
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"If the U.S. government can't control terrorism with the present laws, then we need to give it new laws that are tough enough to stop terrorism." This "if/then" statement is an example of a. disjunctive syllogism
b. conditional syllogism. c. logical syllogism. d. a straw man.
What produces the value hierarchy and criteria used in arguing a given value
proposition? (a) The identification of the immediate cause of concern. (b) The investigation of the topic's historical background. (c) The way key terms are defined in the proposition. (d) The application of stock issues of value argumentation.
Which example best demonstrates the informative strategy of reporting?
A. The speaker tells the audience about the events surrounding a political debate on campus. B. The speaker shows the audience how to practice T'ai Chi Ch'uan. C. The speaker clarifies the similarities and differences between censorship and rating systems. D. The speaker clarifies the concept of affirmative action.
When Barry gives a speech that presents someone as a candidate for an award, he is giving a toast.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)