- Before giving a speech, you should have a clear message and know your audience.
Rhetorical strategies are techniques used to persuade or inform an audience effectively.
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Fallacious means containing mistakes in reasoning, leading to invalid arguments.
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The three models of persuasion are logical appeals (logos), ethical appeals (ethos), and emotional appeals (pathos).
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The model of persuasion that appeals to logic is logos; the one that appeals to ethics is ethos; and the one that appeals to emotion is pathos.
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A difference of opinions or diverse perspectives are unavoidable because people have different backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs about issues.
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Disagreement is essential for good conversation because it encourages critical thinking and promotes a deeper understanding of different viewpoints.
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In a collegial discussion, a variety of perspectives, ideas, and arguments are bound to be presented.
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By exposing ourselves to divergent perspectives, we start to make new connections and understandings.