Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The most compelling persuasive messages appeal more to ethos and pathos than logos.
2. Before giving a speech, it will help to analyze one’s audience and tailor one’s proposition based on their initial attitude toward the topic.
3. In the context of arguing from sign, signs bring about, lead to, or create the claim.
4. Fallacies refer to errors in reasoning.
5. An audience is not likely to be interested when negative emotions are evoked.
1. False. One must be sure to integrate rhetorical strategies of logos (logic and reasoning) to appeal to audience members using the central route and rhetorical strategies that appeal to both ethos (competence, credibility, and good character) and pathos (emotions) to appeal to audience members using the peripheral route. The most compelling persuasive messages offer appeals to all three: logos, ethos, and pathos.
2. True. Because it is very difficult to convince people to change their minds, what you can hope to accomplish in one speech depends on where your audience stands on your topic. So you will want to analyze your audience and tailor your proposition based on their initial attitude toward the topic.
3. False. Signs should not be confused with causes; signs accompany a phenomenon but do not bring about, lead to, or create the claim. In fact, signs may actually be the effects of the phenomenon.
4. True. As you develop your arguments, you will want to be sure to avoid fallacies, or errors in reasoning. Five common fallacies are hasty generalization, false cause, either/or, straw man, and ad hominem arguments.
5. False. Emotions are the buildup of action-specific energy. You can increase audience involvement by evoking negative or positive emotions during your speech.
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A. determine the general purpose B. create a specific purpose statement C. select and narrow the topic D. complete a self-inventory
Most often, relationship categories (family, romantic, friend, work, and online relationship) are mutually exclusive
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In the best of circumstances, an effective purpose statement should
a. be narrow enough in scope to allow its achievement with a time-limited presentation. b. be specific, achievable, and relevant. c. answer "WIIFT?" d. use the word you to connect with audience interests, values, and needs. e. do all of the above.