Exam 15: Speaking to Persuade

Select one of the topics given below for this question. Using the topic, develop an organizational plan using the motivated sequence. Include and explain each step in the sequence. Topics: 1. Audience members should volunteer to be bone marrow donors; 2. The Board of Regents should vote to lower the tuition at this university; 3. Audience members should make a commitment to exercise at least thirty minutes each day.

Explain what a speaker can do to enhance initial credibility, derived credibility, and terminal credibility.

Garret told his classmate Keith that if he didn't write his term paper for him, then Garret was going to tell the professor that Keith cheated on the exam. This demonstrates the idea of _____.

When Kelsey tries to persuade her listeners to change the batteries in their smoke detector every six months, she is appealing to her listeners' _____ needs.

"I saw smoke coming from behind the mountain and when I arrived at that side of the mountain, I noticed a fire in a wooded area. The smoke must have come from the fire." This is an example of reasoning by analogy.

_____ is the use of force to get another person to think or behave the way you wish.

The material used to support a point or premise is called the proof.

Which needs in Maslow's hierarchy refer to basic needs such as food, water, and air?

"Fast food restaurants should be required to provide nutritional information about items on their menu" is a proposition of _____.

An advertisement for a yoga class telling future participants they will experience peace and contentment with yoga is attempting to motivate with a positive appeal.