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After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
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| 1. What is the difference between an informative speech and a persuasive speech? Why is speaking to persuade more challenging than speaking to inform? |
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| 2. What does it mean to say that audiences engage in a mental dialogue with the speaker as they listen to a speech? What implications does this mental give-and-take hold for effective persuasive speaking? |
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| 3. What is the target audience for a persuasive speech? |
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| 4. What are questions of fact? How does a persuasive speech on a question of fact differ from an informative speech? Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of fact. |
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| 5. What are questions of value? Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of value. |
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| 6. What are questions of policy? Give an example of a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of policy. |
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| 7. Explain the difference between passive agreement and immediate action as goals for persuasive speeches on questions of policy. |
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| 8. What are the three basic issues you must deal with when discussing a question of policy? What will determine the amount of attention you give to each of these issues in any particular speech? |
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| 9. What four methods of organization are used most often in persuasive speeches on questions of policy? |
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| 10. What are the five steps of Monroe's motivated sequence? Why is the motivated sequence especially useful in speeches that seek immediate action from listeners? |