i am an arms dealer killing you with weapons in the form of words

I AM AN ARMS DEALER KILLING YOU WITH WEAPONS IN THE FORM OF WORDS.

REMINDERSResearching the Persuasive

Speech Assignment due Monday at midnight.

Exam 2 is next Friday.

SUPPORTING YOUR IDEAS


ProblemProblemProblem

Connective

SolutionSolutionSolution


Use ExamplesA specific case/story used to

illustrate or represent…

SUPPORTING YOUR IDEASUse Examples

People


Ideas


Conditions


Experiences

SUPPORTING YOUR IDEASWhen to use examples?


When explaining difficult ideas.


When explaining difficult ideas.When trying to personalize

ideas.


When explaining difficult ideas.When trying to personalize

ideas.When reinforcing ideas.


Use StatisticsNumerical data

SUPPORTING YOUR IDEASWhen to use statistics?


Not very often!


Not very often!When explaining the scope of a

problem.


Not very often!When explaining the scope of a

problem.What do the numbers really mean?

3 to 4 million animals = The population of Iowa.


Use TestimonyQuotations or paraphrases used

to support points.

SUPPORTING YOUR IDEASExpert

TestimonyPeer Testimony


TestimonyFrom

recognized experts in a specific field.

Peer TestimonyFrom

ordinary people with firsthand experience on a topic.


TestimonyFrom

recognized experts in a specific field.

Great source!

Peer TestimonyFrom ordinary

people with firsthand experience on a topic.

Okay source…

ADDRESSING THE OPPOSITION

ADDRESSING THE OPPOSITIONYour plan will have doubters!

ADDRESSING THE OPPOSITIONYour plan will have doubters!

Adopting your pets.

Pure breed vs. Mixed Breed

I’m not interested in a dog or cat!

ADDRESSING THE OPPOSITIONAvoid the strawman fallacy.

When speakers address the weakest positions of their opposition as though such arguments were the best the opposition could come up with.

MORE LOGOS Logic Reasonin

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REASONING FROM SPECIFIC INSTANCES - INDUCTIVEReasoning that moves from

particular facts to a general conclusion.

REASONING FROM SPECIFIC INSTANCES

National Highway Safety Administration states that:

7 % of drivers, but are 14% of fatalities

3,657 teen drivers killed last year2,384 teen passengers killed2,625 people aged 21 and older killed in accidents with teen drivers


National Hwy Safety Administration Info

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says:

Teens have highest % of crashes caused by speeding, and driver error and the most single car crashes


National Hwy Safety Administration Info

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

USA Today says 16 yr olds are 3 times more likely to be in a fatal crash than older drivers.


National Hwy Safety Administration InfoInsurance Institute for Highway SafetyUSA Today

Therefore, there are too many car accidents, death and injuries involving teen drivers.

REASONING FROM PRINCIPLE - DEDUCTIVEReasoning that moves from a

general principle to a specific conclusion.

REASONING FROM PRINCIPLEThe United States Constitution

guarantees all U.S. citizens the right to vote.

REASONING FROM PRINCIPLEThe United States Constitution

guarantees all U.S. citizens the right to vote.

Women are U.S. citizens.

REASONING FROM PRINCIPLETherefore, the United States

Constitution guarantees women the right to vote!

CAUSAL REASONINGReasoning that seeks to establish

the relationship between causes and effects.

CAUSAL REASONINGBecause we throw away our old

computer monitors and laptops…

CAUSAL REASONINGBecause we throw away our old

computer monitors and laptops we’re increasing the amount of lead found in fish.

ANALOGICAL REASONINGReasoning in which a speaker

compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second.

ANALOGIES CAN HELP PROVE PRACTICALITYWe eliminated the half penny in

1857 without harmful effect, so we can eliminate the penny today.

ANALOGIES CAN HELP PROVE PRACTICALITYIf Ankeny can make money by

building a water park so can Ames!

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